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26/00825/TW - Tree Works in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1; Bay (Prunus nobilis) - Dismantle to near ground level. Reason: Tree is encroaching the wall and neighbours. The lady may not answer as is not mobile, but viewing of the tree is best from the rear. Access this by going through the metal gate opposite the Wheatsheaf and it is on the left. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jun 2026
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Approved
23 Jul 2026

Approved on 23 Jul 2026 · Planning Officer Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Jul 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF TREE WORKS DECISION NOTICE APPROVAL Decision Notice · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE OFFICER REPORT Tree Work Application Report · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG LOCATION PLAN Plan - Location · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form - Public Copy · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Grade II listed: The Cottage the Old Cottage
List entry 1209435 · 0 m away · 29 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 25 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Isle Of Wight National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Special area of conservation 125 m away: Solent 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.
Scheduled monument 107 m away: Yarmouth Castle
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 194 m away: Yar Estuary SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the Yarmouth built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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

Checked on 6 October 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
Isle of Wight
Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Postcode
PO41 0NU
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Ward
Freshwater North And Yarmouth
Parish
Yarmouth
Case officer
Show
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
23 Jul 2026
Decision level
Planning Officer Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Barlow Tree Surgery

How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, 4 days faster than Isle of Wight's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
332decided 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15009632
Planning Portal ref
PP-15009632
Statutory expiry
27 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Isle of Wight
Planning Authority Score
8.9/10
Excellent
#7 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings