Steepleton Steephill Road Ventnor Isle Of Wight PO38 1UF Data via plota.co.uk

26/01041/TW - Tree Works to TPO Approved

Proposal

3x Sycamore Trees to be crown raised to 8m. Reason: Clearance from the roofs of out-buildings. 2x Elm Tree - Removal to ground level. Reason: To open up bank. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Jul 2026
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Approved
9 Oct 2026

Approved on 9 Oct 2026 · Planning Officer Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Oct 2026

Site constraints 10

Registered park or garden 39 m away: Ventnor Botanic Garden
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape 35 m away: Isle Of Wight
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Local nature reserve 275 m away: South Wight Maritime
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
SSSI 210 m away: Compton Down SSSI; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Ventnor built-up area; Heritage coast 36 m away: Tennyson; Priority habitat 35 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 5, 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 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 4

Last sold for £825,950 in October 2025. Detached house, freehold.

10 October 2025£825,950
28 June 2002£235,000
20 December 1995£100,000
6 June 1995£52,000

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

Building

Floor area177 m² (1,905 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (56 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Tree Works to TPO
Postcode
PO38 1UF
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Ventnor And St Lawrence
Parish
Ventnor
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
9 Oct 2026
Decision level
Planning Officer Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
KC Tree Work & Fencing

How this decision compares

Decided in 70 days from validation, 19 days slower than Isle of Wight's median of 51 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

64%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
525decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15125105
Planning Portal ref
PP-15125105
Statutory expiry
25 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Isle of Wight
Planning Authority Score
8.9/10
Excellent
#7 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Isle of Wight is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #11 out of 296. Only 15% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Isle of Wight decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #84 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #81 of 296
92%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #11 of 296
15%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #11 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
144 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
94%
Change of use approved
34 decided
792
Total decisions
63 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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.