8 Micklegate Square Pontefract West Yorkshire WF8 1QF

1. 22 Sep 2026

   Received by Wakefield

2. 23 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 23 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 22 Oct 2026

   Decision issued

5. 23 Oct 2026

   Status changed to Decided

   Previously Awaiting decision.

Wakefield has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Castle Grove Pontefract WF8 1GW

  13/03149/TPO Submitted 12 Nov 2013 50 yards away

  Mature Chestnut- Crown reduce by 2m all round to suitable unions.

  Split decision Trees 2 docs

• 1 - 12 Castle Grove Pontefract WF8 1GW

  24/01488/TPO Submitted 29 Aug 2024 50 yards away

  Crown Lift to 5m Trees T1 - Sycamore , T2 Horse Chestnut, Tree Group G1 2x London Plane and Tree Group G2 Mixed Deciduous species.

  Refused Trees 2 docs

• Old Castle Public House Micklegate Pontefract WF8 1QG

  11/01089/FUL Submitted 26 May 2011 50 yards away

  Replacement roof material

  Granted Full applications Roofing 3 docs

• 1 - 12 Castle Grove Pontefract WF8 1GW

  26/00777/TPO Submitted 6 May 2026 50 yards away

  G1 - Row of Sycamore, Ash and London Plane Trees - Crown Lift to provide approximately 5 metres ground clearance over car parking spaces.

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 1 Crosthwaite Court Pontefract WF8 1EB

  21/01441/TPO Submitted 2 Jun 2021 100 yards away

  I am seeking permission to Crown lift all trees in the carpark that are low. I will not exceed 5.2mtrs, keeping to the guidance of the highways act. I will include Crown cleaning to remove a dead dangerous limbs that could cause damage to vehicles or harm to the residents and public.

  Refused Trees 5 docs

• 32 Micklegate Pontefract WF8 1QG

  26/00493/FUL Submitted 24 Mar 2026 100 yards away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~19 May

  Conversion of 3 Existing Dwellings to 4 Almshouses Apartments

  Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling 30 docs

• 26/01696/TCA Decided

  7 Tithe Barn Street Horbury Wakefield WF4 6LJ

  Re-pollard 2 Apple Trees to Previous Growth Points (reduce by approx 2metres in height)

  Received 17 Sep, published by the council 18 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/01645/TCA Decided

  10 Old Mount Farm Woolley Wakefield WF4 2LD

  T1 Elder - Crown Reduce to achieve a clearance of 2 metres from the branch tips to the side elevation of the garage with no pruning wounds to be greater than 10cm in diameter. T2 and T3 Cherry - Fell.

  Received 10 Sep, published by the council 14 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/01479/TCA Decided

  20 Stoney Lane Chapelthorpe Wakefield WF4 3JN

  T1 Victoria Plum tree - Crown Reduce to previous pollard points. Pruning wounds c. 20mm in diameter; T2 Discovery Apple tree - Repeat removal of new internal growth as required to maintain the tree in good health; T3 Small Red Maple - Crown Reduce to previous pollard points. Pruning wounds c. 30mm in diameter; T4 Magnolia - Crown Reduce to previous pollard points. Pruning wounds c. 20-30mm in diameter; T5 Magnolia - Crown Reduce to previous pollard points. Pruning wounds c. 20mm in diameter; T6 Magnolia - Crown Reduce to previous pollard points. Pruning wounds c. 20mm in diameter; T7 Eucalyptus - Crown Reduce to previous pollard points. Pruning wounds c. 40mm in diameter.

  Received 17 Aug, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/01378/TPO Decided

  92 Pinderfields Road Wakefield WF1 3PH

  Removal of overhanging branches (approx. 40-50% of the tree canopy) from T10 Ash

  Received 4 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/01513/TPO Decided

  Clarke Hall Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4AL

  Fell T1 Beech; Fell T2 Beech; Remove Dead Limb from T3 Ailathus; Fell T4 Sycamore.

  Received 20 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees