Plantation House The Grove Kings Road Bembridge Isle Of Wight PO35 5AE

Registered 26/00659/TW
Council
Date received
18 May 2026
Date validated
18 May 2026
Postcode
PO35 5AE

Description

T1; Grey Poplar - Remove heavily descending limb from upper crown, remove 2-3 secondary limbs from the end of the crown encroaching towards the Field Maple tree. Reason: Heavy lean and shed branches in the past. T2; Field Maple. Containment prune the mid/lower crown by reducing the crown spread by approximately 3m - thin the lower/mid crown by 25% and raise crown to 2m in height. Reason: Becoming dominant within garden and starting to suppress and shade out other trees and amenity planting.

Isle of Wight
Planning Authority Score
8.3/10
Excellent
#14 of 282 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Isle of Wight is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #9 out of 282. Only 15% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Isle of Wight decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #96 of 282
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #124 of 282
93%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #9 of 282
15%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #14 of 282
85%
Minor dwellings approved
151 decided (1-9 homes)
72%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
38 decided
821
Total decisions
72 refused in 2025