According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, external, the notice required the company to plant 300 trees on the site, off Holden Lane, by March 2027 to help repair the damage done to “irreplaceable” woodland.
It said the unauthorised works had a “harmful effect” on the green belt on land comprising ancient woodland within the zone of influence of the South Pennine Moor Special Protection area.
The work to remove the changes would need to be done within six months.
It added: “The development of the wooded area has resulted in substantial tree loss, altering the character and appearance of the area, resulting in a harmful urbanising effect that diminishes the special character and appearance of the Airedale landscape, which is typically upland pastures with wooded inclines.”
