Yemscroft Flats, Lichfield Road, Rushall Data via plota.co.uk

26/1211 - Tree Application Registered Application

Proposal

G017 Mixed Group Mature Trees o Remove major deadwood over targets o Remove epicormic growth T008 Beech o Crown lift to 5m o Prune to clear building by 3m T009 Lime o Remove epicormic growth T015 Lime o Re-pollard Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 19 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Mar 2027 and 21 Apr 2027, from Walsall's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 6

Air quality management area: Walsall AQMA
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 ↗
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Purple Horizons; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Rushall and Shelfield built-up area; Green belt 49 m away: Birmingham.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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
Walsall
Application type
Tree Application
Received
around 19 Oct 2026
Case officer
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Applicant
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Agent
AS-Arb Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Walsall usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 161.

Day 10151 days to the predicted decision (day 161)
7%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
103decided in the last year

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

Walsall
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#271 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Walsall is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #228 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 56% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Walsall decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #230 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #213 of 296
52%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #228 of 296
56%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #257 of 296
66%
Minor dwellings approved
95 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
60%
Change of use approved
48 decided
800
Total decisions
128 refused in the year to March 2026