Plans to build a six-bedroom house have been refused due to concerns over the future of protected trees.
The application for a new house was discussed by members of Bradford Council’s Planning Panel on Wednesday.
Submitted by Numan Ismail, the application would see the three-storey property build next to 7 Shaftesbury Avenue, with a car parking area next to the house.
Planning officers had recommended the application be refused, saying the works could not take place without protected trees on the site being harmed.
They felt building work, which included a new site access, would encroach on the root protection area of the trees, potentially harming them.
Members were also told the house would be so close to the protected trees – there would be a great deal of overshadowing. The garden space would also be in the shade of the large trees.
Officers said this would likely lead to future applications to prune or lop back the trees.
Ian Barns, an arboriculturist speaking on behalf of the applicant said: “I have a high degree of confidence the trees can be retained. It is misleading to say you can’t build in a root protection zone.”
Planning officer Andrew Moxon told members: “it is difficult to approve plans knowing they might cause harm to these trees.”
Members voted to refuse the application.
