Gravel Hill Surgery Gravel Hill Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 9HA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00525/TREE - Work to Trees - Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Wombourne Conservation Area: Birch - dismantle and remove. Sweet chestnut - dismantle and remove. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jun 2026
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Consultation
22 Jun 2026
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Approved
28 Jul 2026

Approved on 28 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

Wombourne Conservation Area Management Plan conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Local nature reserve 20 m away: Wom Brook Walk
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 6, Gravel Hill, Grade II, 35 m away · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Wombourne built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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

Application type
Work to Trees - Conservation Area
Postcode
WV5 9HA
Received
17 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Ward
Wombourne North
Parish
WOMBOURNE
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Tree Works Approval
Decision date
28 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 15 days faster than South Staffordshire's median of 56 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 92% of tree and landscaping works here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
104decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15015930
Planning Portal ref
PP-15015930
Consultation
22 Jun 2026
Comments by
22 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Staffordshire
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#220 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

South Staffordshire ranks #179 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 49% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Staffordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #211 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #180 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #179 of 296
49%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #222 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
75 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
23 decided
612
Total decisions
89 refused in the year to March 2026

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