Swains House Swains Road Bembridge Isle Of Wight PO35 5XT Data via plota.co.uk

26/01247/TW - Tree Works (Five Day Notice) Approved

Proposal

**5 Day Notice** T1; White Poplar (Populus alba) - Remove large snapped/hanging bough; reduce overhanging bough back from beach as specified on picture. Reason: To make the tree safe. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Sept 2026
✓
Approved
17 Sept 2026

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

Site constraints 5

Special protection area 49 m away: Solent & Southampton Water
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.
SSSI 49 m away: Whitecliff Bay and Bembridge Ledges 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.
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
Inside the Bembridge built-up area; Priority habitat 17 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £2,300,000 in January 2019. Detached house, freehold.

25 January 2019£2,300,000

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

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Important details

Application type
Tree Works (Five Day Notice)
Postcode
PO35 5XT
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
Bembridge
Parish
Bembridge
Case officer
Show
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Planning Officer Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Barlow Tree Surgery

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-15212334
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

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