Church Hall Elmdon Road Marston Green Solihull B37 7BT Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/00400/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Reduce 3 No. lime trees to 40 foot tall (approximately 12m) and reduce side limbs so that each of has a width of 12-14 feet (approximately 3.7 - 4.2m across). Reduce 1 No. sycamore tree to 40 foot tall (approximately 12m) and brought into a width of 16 feet (approximately 4.9m) across. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Feb 2026
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Consultation
27 Feb 2026
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Approved
8 Apr 2026

Approved on 8 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 2

Local nature reserve about 237 m away: Marston Green Park
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
Inside the Birmingham built-up area.
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

Council
Solihull
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
B37 7BT
Received
27 Feb 2026
Validated
27 Feb 2026
Parish
Bickenhill Parish Council
Target decision
10 Apr 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
8 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Kristy's Fruit Tree Pruning

How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, 18 days faster than Solihull's median of 58 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 91% of tree and landscaping works here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
140decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14739696
Planning Portal ref
PP-14739696
Neighbours
27 Feb 2026
Consultation
27 Feb 2026
Comments by
23 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Solihull
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#141 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Solihull ranks #148 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Solihull decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #44 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #116 of 296
65%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #148 of 296
41%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #160 of 296
87%
Minor dwellings approved
53 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
51 decided
1,118
Total decisions
71 refused in the year to March 2026