The Ridge Hill Centre, Ridge Hill, Brierley Hill Road, Wordsley, Stourbridge, DY8 5ST Data via plota.co.uk

P26/0758 - Tree Preservation Order Registered application

Proposal

Fell 10 trees and various tree works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
1 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Sept 2026, from Dudley's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 15

Site of Importance - Nature ConservationGreen beltLandscape Heritage AreasMineral Safeguarding AreaConservation areaHousing Proposal SiteWordsley HospitalArticle 4 direction677/W1491/A1
Air quality management area: Dudley 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.
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Local nature reserve 254 m away: Buckpool and Fens Pool
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.
Site of Importance - Nature ConservationCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Green beltCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Landscape Heritage AreasCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Mineral Safeguarding AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Conservation areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Housing Proposal SiteCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Wordsley HospitalCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Article 4 directionCouncil record
Some permitted development rights are withdrawn. The direction is on the council's register but not published as open data.
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677/W1Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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491/A1Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Kingswinford built-up area; Green belt 82 m away: Birmingham.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · 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
Dudley
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
DY8 5ST
Received
1 Jul 2026
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Ward
Wordsley Ward, Wordsley North
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Jedbray Ltd Country Wide

Decision outlook

Day 75, past the statutory target. 79% of tree and landscaping works in Dudley are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 30 Sept 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

Day 7519 days past the 56-day target
15%decided within 8 weeks
61%approved
61decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Dudley in the last twelve months, from validation. Dudley decision record →

Dudley
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#128 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Dudley ranks #122 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Dudley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #246 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #217 of 296
70%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #122 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #76 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
67 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
65%
Change of use approved
52 decided
780
Total decisions
137 refused in the year to March 2026