Fernhill Farm Fernhill Wootton Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 4LL Data via plota.co.uk

25/01588/TW - Tree Works to TPO Approved

Proposal

Amendment to proposed works (15.04.2026): Elm - Remove. Mixed species - All the trees overhanging the car park - Raise the crown to 4m. Horse chestnut (growing at a 45 degree angle over the western end of the car park) - Remove. Reason: Clearance and maintenance. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Oct 2025
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Validated
28 Jan 2026
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Approved
8 May 2026

Approved on 8 May 2026 · Planning Officer Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Site constraints 9

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.
Public bridleway about 16 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape about 16 m away: Isle Of Wight
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
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.
Special area of conservation about 254 m away: Briddlesford Copses
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.
Also on the record
SSSI about 254 m away: Briddlesford Copses SSSI; Inside the Wootton (Isle of Wight) built-up area; Priority habitat about 31 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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

Application type
Tree Works to TPO
Postcode
PO33 4LL
Received
29 Oct 2025
Validated
28 Jan 2026
Ward
Wootton Bridge
Parish
Wootton Bridge
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
8 May 2026
Decision level
Planning Officer Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
BCM Wilson Hill

How this decision compares

Decided in 100 days from validation, 58 days slower than Isle of Wight's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. 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-14438997
Planning Portal ref
PP-14438997
Statutory expiry
25 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Isle of Wight
Planning Authority Score
8.9/10
Excellent
#7 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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