Pitt House Ducie Avenue Bembridge Isle Of Wight PO35 5NF

Decided 26/00135/TW

Council

Isle of Wight

Date received

30 Jan 2026

Date validated

5 Feb 2026

Postcode

PO35 5NF

Description

Amendment to proposed works (Received 12.03.2026): The following trees are covered by TPO or Conservation Area: 1; Leylandii - Remove. Reason: To allow surrounding trees to grow. 2; Sycamore - Pollarded to 4 m. 3; Sycamore - Repollard to previous pollarding height approx 4m. 4; Double trunk sycamore - Reduce crown by 30%. Reason: to manage stress on included bark union Reason: Rotting in trunk joint & scar from fallen branch. 5; Small holm oak - Remove. Reason: Due to rotting near base. 7; Sycamore (adjacent to 4); Reduce crown by 30% (to match T4). Reason: To manage both trees as a combined crown. G1; group of holm oaks - Pollard in line with surrounding holm oaks to natural points approx 7m. Reason: Reduce weight & over growth. G2. Fig and 2 x Apple; Remove. Reason: poor quality specimens.

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8.2/10

Planning Authority Score

#10 of 277

Isle of Wight is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #18 out of 277. 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%).

Isle of Wight decision performance

Based on MHCLG data, 2025

91%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #95 of 277

93%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #121 of 277

99%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (71%) #18 of 277

15%