Rookley Country Park Main Road Rookley Ventnor Isle Of Wight PO38 3LU
Description
Amendment to proposed works received (10.03.2026): T1; White Poplar - Reduce stem down to epicormal growth at 1.5m from fork; Remove broken limb; Reduce weight from first 3 limbs over road by removing furthest extended secondary limbs. T3; Eucalyptus - Remove. T4; Weeping willow - Remove first limb at 2m in height over washroom. T5; Weeping willow - Remove first 2 limbs over the drive to the north and east. T6; Weeping willow - Remove stem/limb over the parking and split hanging limb. T7 White poplar - Remove stem over decking. T8; White poplar - Reduce weight from both stems over the decking by removing first crown stem/limb from both trees. T9; Hybrid poplar - Remove the remaining weak limb. T12; White poplar - Remove. T15; Eucalyptus - Remove. T16; Norway maple - Remove and replace with whitebeam. T17; White poplar - Pollard down to 3 metres in height.
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%).