Madeira Hall Trinity Road Ventnor Isle Of Wight PO38 1NS Data via plota.co.uk

26/00786/TW - Tree Works (Five Day Notice) Approved

Proposal

**5 DAY NOTICE** T1: Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) - Failed limb to be processed and removed. The remaining tree is to be removed to ground level. Reason: Had a limb fail which is being held in place by adjacent holm oak on the edge of a slope, above the property and driveway. Main tree has decay, large woodpecker holes (indicating soft wood), large bracket fungi present on the stem which is likely affecting the structural integrity and without action, increases the likelihood of additional failures. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Jun 2026
✓
Approved
11 Jun 2026

Approved on 11 Jun 2026 · Planning Officer Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Special area of conservation about 180 m away: Isle of Wight Downs
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 180 m away: Ventnor Downs 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
National landscape about 161 m away: Isle Of Wight; 5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Ventnor built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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

Application type
Tree Works (Five Day Notice)
Postcode
PO38 1NS
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Ward
Wroxall Lowtherville And Bonchurch
Parish
Ventnor
Case officer
Show
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
11 Jun 2026
Decision level
Planning Officer Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Branching Out Tree Surgery IOW

How this decision compares

Decided in 3 days from validation, 48 days faster 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14992052
Planning Portal ref
PP-14992052
Statutory expiry
20 Jul 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