68 Finchfield Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 9LQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00900/TN - Trees in Conservation Area Notification Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Fell a lawson cyprus conifer Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 26 Sept 2026, from Wolverhampton's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

Air quality management area: Wolverhampton Air Quality Management Area 2005
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.
Council record ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Wolverhampton built-up area; Priority habitat 20 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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
Wolverhampton
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area Notification
Postcode
WV3 9LQ
Received
23 Aug 2026
Validated
23 Aug 2026
Ward
Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
nttrees

Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. Wolverhampton usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 26.

Day 2234 days to the 56-day target
85%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
82decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15178820
Statutory expiry
4 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

10 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Approved
Fell 2 Self-set ash trees
20/00982/TN
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
44 Finchfield Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 9LQ
Fell/Remove Magnolia tree in rear garden.
25/00136/TN
2023 Approved
49 Finchfield Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 9LQ
T1 - Apple - REMOVE TREE - Over 50% of the base has decayed and northern section of wound…
23/00570/TN
2021 Approved
48 Finchfield Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 9LQ
Re-pollard black poplar back to previous pruning points. To remove a tree that is too clo…
21/01558/TN
2020 Approved
67 Finchfield Road Wolverhampton West Midlands
Single and Two Storey Rear Extension
20/01543/FUL
2020 Approved
55 Finchfield Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 9LQ
Fell 2 Leylandii Cypress trees in rear garden
20/01077/TN
2020 Approved
64 & 65 Finchfield Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 9LQ
Fell 1 Lombardy Poplar due to concerns regarding safety
20/00425/TN
2017 Approved
57 Finchfield Road Wolverhampton WV3 9LQ
Frontage Silver Birch Tree: remove. Rear garden Golden Cyprus Tree: remove. Rear garden C…
17/00355/TN
2016 Approved
48 Finchfield Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 9LQ
Copper Beech tree rear garden: Remove 4x lowest branches. Crown reduction by up to a maxi…
16/00607/TN
2016 Approved
55 Finchfield Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 9LQ
Rear garden. Two Willow trees: Fell
16/00436/TN
Wolverhampton
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#74 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Wolverhampton ranks #100 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wolverhampton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #146 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #96 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #100 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #97 of 296
77%
Minor dwellings approved
61 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
64%
Change of use approved
56 decided
817
Total decisions
89 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings