16 Boscombe Grove, Trentham, Stoke-on-trent, ST4 8YX Data via plota.co.uk

71445/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Works Related Approved

Proposal

Felling of Trees 1 (Sycamore) T7, (Scots Pine), T9 (Scots Pine), T10 (Scots Pine), T11 & T12 (Sycamore) together with removal of Ivy & Deadwood to T2, T3, T5, T6, T8 (Scots Pine) and T13 (Oak) and removal of Ivy & Deadwood and tidy of wound to Tree 4 (Scots Pine) within Tree Preservation Order No. 4 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Oct 2024
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Approved
17 Oct 2025
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Appeal allowed
8 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Oct 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 9

Air quality management area: Stoke On Trent Air Quality Management Area 2011
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Conservation area 47 m away: Trent & Mersey Canal; Tree preservation order 7 m away: Group of 50 Austrian Pine, 32 Larch, 1 Poplar, 1 Beech; Heritage at risk 47 m away: Trent & Mersey Canal, Stoke-on-Trent; Coalfield, development low risk area; Green belt 7 m away: Stoke-on-Trent; Inside the Stoke-on-Trent 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 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £375,000 in September 2020. Detached house, freehold.

25 September 2020£375,000
9 August 1996£90,000

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

Building

Floor area115 m² (1,238 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (65 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2020, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Tree Preservation Order Works Related
Postcode
ST4 8YX
Received
2 Oct 2024
Validated
2 Oct 2024
Ward
Hanford, Newstead & Trentham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Oct 2025
Decision
Grant with Conditions
Decision date
17 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Allowed · 8 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6009132 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Tree Heritage Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 380 days from validation, 300 days slower than Stoke on Trent's median of 80 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 92% of tree and landscaping works here are.

32%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
44decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Oct 2025
Stoke on Trent
Planning Authority Score
1.4/10
Poor
#283 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Stoke on Trent is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #286 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 75% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Stoke on Trent decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #162 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #181 of 296
28%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #286 of 296
75%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #294 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
27 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
68 decided
475
Total decisions
58 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.

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.