8 Cross Road Albrighton Wolverhampton Shropshire WV7 3RA Data via plota.co.uk

26/01547/TPO - Works to Trees TPO Approved

Proposal

Remove one dead limb and reduce by 2-3 metres or remove other over-extended branches as required (as per photos) from 1no. Monkey Puzzle (T1) protected by the Shropshire Council (Land at Cross Road, Albrighton) TPO 2010 () Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
27 Apr 2026
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Consultation
28 Apr 2026
✓
Approved
10 Jul 2026

Approved on 10 Jul 2026 · Last checked 10 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 430 m away: Donington & Albrighton; Inside the Albrighton built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Shropshire
Application type
Works to Trees TPO
Postcode
WV7 3RA
Received
27 Apr 2026
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Ward
Albrighton
Parish
Albrighton Donnington And Boscobel
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Jun 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
10 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Benbow Brothers Timber Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 74 days from validation, 32 days slower than Shropshire's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
379decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Shropshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Shropshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14884249
Planning Portal ref
PP-14884249
Comments by
19 May 2026
Site or press notice
28 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Shropshire
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#53 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Shropshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #53 out of 296. Only 29% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Shropshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #179 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #136 of 296
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #53 of 296
29%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #50 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
350 decided (1-9 homes)
63%
Major dwellings approved
35 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
27 decided
2,083
Total decisions
273 refused in the year to March 2026