Headingley Campus Church Wood Avenue Headingley Leeds LS6 3QS

Current 26/01630/TR
Council
Date received
20 Mar 2026
Date validated
20 Mar 2026
Postcode
LS6 3QS

Description

Goat Willow (T1): Remove to leave a habitat stem due to poor condition. Replace with 1 x standard Oak Goat Willow (T2): Remove to leave a habitat stem due to poor condition. Replace with 1 x standard Rowan Goat Willow (T3): Remove to leave a habitat stem due to poor condition. Replace with 1 x standard Hawthorn Silver Birch (T5): Remove to leave a habitat stem due to poor condition. Replace with 1 x standard Silver Birch Copper Beech (T83): Prune south canopy to give 1m clearance of building. Sycamore (T308): Reduce crown to give 2m clearance from building. Rowan (G356): Fell to ground level due to poor condition. Replace with 1 x standard Rowan. Birch (G357): Fell to ground level due to poor condition. Replace with 1 x standard Silver Birch. Beech (T617): Reduce limb over the building by removing lowest of the branches where the limb forks. Oak (T623): Reduce limb over the footpath by approximately 5m, to reduce the likelihood of snap-out. Oak (T624): Reduce canopy by approximately 3-4m, to limit future branch failures. Sycamore (T628): Fell to ground level due to poor condition. Replace with 1 x standard Oak.

Leeds
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#182 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Leeds ranks #136 out of 292 councils for householder decision speed. Leeds is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 84% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Leeds decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #234 of 292
84%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #250 of 292
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #136 of 292
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #118 of 292
70%
Minor dwellings approved
213 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
37 decided (10+ homes)
68%
Change of use approved
250 decided
3,649
Total decisions
606 refused in 2025