41, Buchanan Avenue, Walsall, WS4 2ER Data via plota.co.uk

26/0458 - Tree Application Registered Application
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Blue Atlas Cedar - Fell; T2 Yew - Fell; T6 Beech - Remove eastern leader from upper fork; T7 Ash - Fell; T9 Ash - Fell; T14 Italian Cypress - remove snapped and hanging branches; G2 Lawson Cypress - Fell; G3 Lawson Cypress - Fell all but the largest tree. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Jun 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 12 Sept 2026; it is now day 142.

Documents

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Site constraints 6

Arboretum 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 ↗
Air quality management area: Walsall AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
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
Nature recovery project: Purple Horizons; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Walsall built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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.

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Important details

Council
Walsall
Application type
Tree Application
Postcode
WS4 2ER
Received
23 Apr 2026
Validated
23 Apr 2026
Ward
Rushall-Shelfield
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Jun 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 142, past the statutory target. 98% of tree works in Walsall are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 11 Sept 2026.

Day 14286 days past the 56-day target
90%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
38,369decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree works decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent tree works in Walsall to go on. Walsall decision record →

Historical activity at this location

25 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2016 Approved
Sycamore Tree - Fell. Ash Tree - Prune branches back 2m from property.
16/0671
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
12, CAMPBELL CLOSE, WALSALL, WS4 2EJ
T1 - Lime tree crown lift 6m and cut back from property to give 2.5m height and sideway c…
25/1269
2025 Refused
7, BUCHANAN AVENUE, WALSALL, WS4 2ER
T1 Lime - fell
25/0449
2024 Refused
17, GLEN CLOSE, WALSALL, WS4 2EL
Resubmission of planning permission 23/0523 for two storey side extension, and front porc…
24/0149
2024 Approved
16, CAMPBELL CLOSE, WALSALL, WS4 2EJ
T1 Scotch Pine to prune back branches from roof line of 3, Glen Close to give 2.0 metres…
24/0057
2024 Refused
7, BUCHANAN AVENUE, WALSALL, WS4 2ER
1 Lime tree to remove.
24/0016
2023 Approved
17, GLEN CLOSE, WALSALL, WS4 2EL
Two storey side extension, and front porch extension.
23/0523
2022 Approved
7, BUCHANAN AVENUE, WALSALL, WS4 2ER
Replacement five bedroom dwelling.
22/0125
2022 Approved
7, BUCHANAN AVENUE, WALSALL, WS4 2ER
Reduce the Lime tree in the front garden to a height of 9.2m above ground level, and a di…
22/1445
2021 Approved
9, GLEN CLOSE, WALSALL, WS4 2EL
Conversion of the garage into habitable space with new flat roof plus provision of a car…
21/1395
2021 Approved
16, GLEN CLOSE, WALSALL, WS4 2EL
Norway Maple – Fell Beech 1 - Reduce the 4 lowest overhanging branches of Beech tree No1…
21/0963
2021 Refused
9, GLEN CLOSE, WALSALL, WS4 2EL
Certificate of lawful proposed development for conversion of the garage into habitable sp…
21/1000
2020 Approved
15, CAMPBELL CLOSE, WALSALL, WS4 2EJ
T1 – Sycamore – to crown lift to give 2.0m clearance to the neighbouring property.
20/1372
2020 Approved
LOFTHOUSE, BUCHANAN AVENUE, WALSALL, WS4 2EG
T6- Ash tree- prune back the lowest limb over hanging the road to a large upward growth p…
20/0856
2017 Approved
6 AND 8, CAMPBELL CLOSE, WALSALL, WS4 2EJ
One maple and one sycamore tree at rear of 6 & 8 Campbell Close, crown lift to 8 metres.
17/1387
2017 Approved
11, CAMPBELL CLOSE, WALSALL, WS4 2EJ
Two storey front and side extensions (amendment to planning approval reference 16/1005 to…
17/1078
2017 Approved
39, BUCHANAN AVENUE, WALSALL, WS4 2ER
Single storey rear extension to replace existing rear extension, underground store with r…
17/0247
2017 Approved
7, BUCHANAN AVENUE, WALSALL, WS4 2ER
Fell Lime tree to ground level
17/0660
2017 Approved
10, CAMPBELL CLOSE, WALSALL, WS4 2EJ
T1 Lime - Reduce crown by 4m
16/1285
2017 Approved
39, BUCHANAN AVENUE, WALSALL, WS4 2ER
Fell four trees - Plum, Cedar, Hawthorn and Apple.
17/0614
2016 Approved
14, GLEN CLOSE, WALSALL, WS4 2EL
T2 Sycamore - To remove lowest limb on south side extending towards house, crown raise ov…
16/1797
2016 Approved
11, GLEN CLOSE, WALSALL, WS4 2EL
2 storey front extension.
16/0742
2016 Approved
12, GLEN CLOSE, WALSALL, WS4 2EL
Single storey side extension
16/1571
2016 Approved
11, CAMPBELL CLOSE, WALSALL, WS4 2EJ
Two storey front and side extensions.
16/1005
2016 Approved
14, CAMPBELL CLOSE, WALSALL, WS4 2EJ
T1 & T2 Lime - Crown lift to 5m over Glen Close, and lift remainder of canopy to suit.
16/0620
Walsall
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#271 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Walsall is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #228 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 56% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Walsall decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #230 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #213 of 296
52%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #228 of 296
56%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #257 of 296
66%
Minor dwellings approved
95 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
60%
Change of use approved
48 decided
800
Total decisions
128 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings