2 Woodlands Avenue Hanwood Shrewsbury Shropshire SY5 8NG Data via plota.co.uk

26/01664/TPO - Works to Trees TPO Approved

Proposal

Lift to 6m, selectively reduce by 15% and remove deadwood from 2no Lime protected by the Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council (Woodlands Avenue, Chestnut Close, Hanwood) Tree Preservation Order 2003 (Ref: SA/376) This is in order to gain light to nearby properties and reduce risk of future problems with breakouts. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 May 2026
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Consultation
8 May 2026
✓
Approved
29 Jun 2026

Approved on 29 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Hanwood built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
SY5 8NG
Received
6 May 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Ward
Longden
Parish
Great Hanwood
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Jul 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
29 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Jamestrees

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 12 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
392decided 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-14905740
Planning Portal ref
PP-14905740
Comments by
29 May 2026
Site or press notice
8 May 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Jul 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