2, Gorway Gardens, Walsall, WS1 3BJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/0810 - Tree Application Registered Application

Proposal

Lime Tree - Crown lifting to create 15m clearance, crown thinning by 50% and general reduction in size of tree by 40%. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 5 Nov 2026 and 10 Dec 2026, from Walsall's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 3

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 improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Walsall built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 September 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £86,000 in April 1996. Detached house, freehold.

10 April 1996£86,000

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

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Important details

Council
Walsall
Application type
Tree Application
Postcode
WS1 3BJ
Received
10 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
St Matthew's
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 86 of the 56-day target. Walsall usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 139.

Day 8653 days to the predicted decision (day 139)
8%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
35decided 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

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