42 Park Road East Wolverhampton West Midlands WV1 4QA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00916/TN - Trees in Conservation Area Notification Approved

Proposal

Side of building T1, T2 and T3 - x3 Lawson Cypress Dismantle to ground level Rear Garden T4 - Willow T5 - Multi-stemmed Cherry / Plum T6 - Viburnum (large shrub) Fell / dismantle all to ground level Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Aug 2026
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Validated
10 Sept 2026
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Approved
20 Oct 2026

Approved on 20 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Air quality management area: Wolverhampton Air Quality Management Area 2005
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 ↗
Registered park or garden 26 m away: West Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
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
Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Wolverhampton built-up area; Priority habitat 28 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 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.

Building

Floor area263 m² (2,831 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (52 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Trees in Conservation Area Notification
Postcode
WV1 4QA
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Ward
Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Oct 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
20 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Benbow Brothers Timber Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, 5 days slower than Wolverhampton's median of 35 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 85% of tree and landscaping works here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
169decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 20 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15188464
Planning Portal ref
PP-15188464
Statutory expiry
22 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Wolverhampton
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#74 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Wolverhampton ranks #100 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wolverhampton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #146 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #96 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #100 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #97 of 296
77%
Minor dwellings approved
61 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
64%
Change of use approved
56 decided
817
Total decisions
89 refused in the year to March 2026

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.