Lobster Cottage Grove Road Ventnor Isle Of Wight PO38 1TH Data via plota.co.uk

26/01243/TW - Tree Works (Five Day Notice) Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

**5 Day Notice** Sycamore - Reduce crown by 50%, back to growth points. Reason: Overhanging roof. The roof requires urgent works, the sycamore tree need the limbs removed before the work can be done. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Sept 2026
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Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Planning Officer Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF TREE WORKS DECISION NOTICE APPROVAL Decision Notice · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE OFFICER REPORT Tree Work Application Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG LOCATION PLAN AND W3W Plan - Location · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form - Public Copy · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

IMG PHOTO A Supporting Information · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTO B Supporting Information · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTO C Supporting Information · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: King Charles Court
List entry 1266722 · 23 m away · 10 more listed buildings within 150 m (10 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Special area of conservation 176 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 176 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 171 m away: Isle Of Wight; 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 20 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.

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Important details

Council
Isle of Wight
Application type
Tree Works (Five Day Notice)
Postcode
PO38 1TH
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
Ventnor And St Lawrence
Parish
Ventnor
Case officer
Show
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Planning Officer Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Douglas McGeoch

How this decision compares

Decided in 8 days from validation, 34 days faster than Isle of Wight's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
301decided 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 18 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15207133
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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