31 Meeting House Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7FX Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/01777/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Awaiting decision

Proposal

Ground works and associated root pruning/ severance of T1 (Oak tree) to facilitate installation of a root barrier 15m in length and 4m in depth. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
1 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 19 Nov 2026 and 13 Dec 2026, from Solihull's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 27 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 5

Local nature reserve 263 m away: Lavender Hall 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
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Balsall Common built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £219,000 in December 2000. Detached house, freehold.

11 December 2000£219,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Solihull - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Solihull
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
CV7 7FX
Received
1 Oct 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Ward
Balsall & Berkswell
Parish
Berkswell Parish Council
Target decision
26 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Tamla Trees Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. Solihull usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 58.

Day 850 days to the predicted decision (day 58)
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-15264198
Planning Portal ref
PP-15264198
Consultation
5 Oct 2026
Comments by
27 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Solihull
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#141 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use