Pine Trees Afton Road Freshwater Isle Of Wight PO40 9TT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00755/TW - Tree Works in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T1; Holm Oak - Remove the first two lower limbs extending over the garden and fruit trees. Reason: Limbs are starting to dominate the garden and suppress the fruit trees. T2; English Oak - Remove the first lowest crown limb extending out from the crown and over the adjacent shed. Reason: Formative pruning of the crown and removing a future nuisance. T3; Eucalyptus - Remove. Reason: Tree has been 'topped' in the past and is starting to suppress the growth on the better Sweet Chestnut tree. T4; Bay - Remove single stem Reason: Declining. Works are for sound arboricultural reasons. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
3 Jun 2026
✓
Approved
15 Jul 2026

Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · Planning Officer Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Jul 2026

Site constraints 8

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Isle Of Wight National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Local nature reserve 38 m away: Afton Marshes
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 39 m away: Freshwater Marshes SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Freshwater and Totland built-up area; Priority habitat 38 m away: Lowland fens; Heritage coast 136 m away: Tennyson.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £92,500 in April 1997. Semi-detached house, freehold.

28 April 1997£92,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Postcode
PO40 9TT
Received
3 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Freshwater South
Parish
Freshwater
Case officer
Show
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
15 Jul 2026
Decision level
Planning Officer Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
TreecareIW

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 42 days. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
332decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14980619
Planning Portal ref
PP-14980619
Statutory expiry
15 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Isle of Wight
Planning Authority Score
8.9/10
Excellent
#7 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Isle of Wight is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #11 out of 296. Only 15% 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 (95%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Isle of Wight decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #84 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #81 of 296
92%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #11 of 296
15%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #11 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
144 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
94%
Change of use approved
34 decided
792
Total decisions
63 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use