Gurnard Pines Cockleton Lane Gurnard Cowes Isle Of Wight PO31 8RA

Decided 26/00052/TW
Council
Date received
14 Jan 2026
Date validated
19 Jan 2026
Postcode
PO31 8RA

Description

Amendment to proposed works (received 11.03.2026): 1; Large holm oak - Remove to ground level. Reason: Cavity in stem with heavy lean towards and over road. 2; 2x Large poplar - Reduce by 30% leaving and blending in lower remaining crown. Reason: Require reduction due weight & height and close proximity to neighbouring properties opposite and road. 3; Large poplar - Reduce crown by 30%. Reason: Due to excess leverage. 4; Large oak tree - Remove 5x secondary laterals overhanging path, clean crown and dead wood. Reason; Limbs growing over path and in close proximity to neighbouring property. 5; Various trees on woodland boundary (1x oak, 2x sycamore) - Lift sycamore 5m above ground level. Lift oak 5m above car park level. Tidy pruning stubs. Reason: Low clearance over parking area. 6; One large pine - Dead wood. Reason: Hazardous limbs. 8; Holm oak, dead elms, holm oak stem - Reduce whole crown of main holm oak by 50%, remove separate stem and dead elm to ground level. Reason: Overgrown holm oak with separate stem in amongst cluster of dead elm. 9; Conifers - Raise crown approx 3 metres above ground level. Reason: low clearance over parking bays. 10; Oak trees over path behind cabins - Raise crowns 3m above ground level. Reason: Oak trees on boundary with fields with low clearance to path to cabins 11; Twin stem ash - Crown clean. Reason: Growing in close proximity to building and visibly succumbing to ADB. Likely to shed limbs which would damage property. 12; Oak - Crown clean. Reason: Growing in close proximity to building and visibly succumbing to ADB. 13; Conifers (behind no.1) - Remove to ground level. Reason: Overgrown and within close proximity to property. 14; Multiple Willow trees (top cabin parking area) - Lift goat willows 5m above ground level. Reason: Clearance for parking area. 15; Monterey cypress - Remove.

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%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #14 of 277
85%
Minor dwellings approved
151 decided (1-9 homes)
72%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
38 decided
821
Total decisions
72 refused in 2025