12 Wergs Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 8TD Data via plota.co.uk

26/00093/TR - Lop, Top or Fell Trees Subject to a TPO Refused

Proposal

2/2/23 (G25) Fell five Corsican Pine (Pinus nigra) see report for details. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
4 Feb 2026
✓
Committee
24 Mar 2026
✗
Refused
24 Mar 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 24 Mar 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Wolverhampton Planning Committee on 24 Mar 2026.

Refused

  • Officers advised refusal because there was insufficient evidence that the trees were dangerous and the risk could be mitigated.
  • A speaker supported the application, and an email supporting it from a councillor was read to the committee.
  • The committee refused the application because insufficient evidence had been provided that the trees were dangerous.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, representations, committee discussion, vote and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Wolverhampton's committee minutes of 24 Mar 2026.

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Wolverhampton built-up area; Green belt 30 m away: Birmingham.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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 2

Last sold for £570,000 in March 2017. Detached house, freehold.

27 March 2017£570,000
5 December 2001£265,000

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
Lop, Top or Fell Trees Subject to a TPO
Postcode
WV6 8TD
Received
4 Feb 2026
Validated
4 Feb 2026
Ward
Tettenhall Regis
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Apr 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
24 Mar 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Morfe Valley Arboriculture

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 22 days slower than Wolverhampton's median of 26 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 8% of tree and landscaping works here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
105decided 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14677404
Committee
24 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Wolverhampton
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#74 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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

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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use