45 Lower Street Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 9LR Data via plota.co.uk

26/01117/TN - Trees in Conservation Area Notification Approved

Proposal

T1 - Yew - Crown reduce by up to 1 metre of lateral growth on three sides (not the 47 Lower Street side) to reshape canopy as well as possible. Reduction of upper canopy by up to 1.5 metres in height, ensuring that the resulting upper canopy profile has an appropriately rounded appearance, and to reinstate a rounded shoulder to the more vertical face at the boundary with 47 Lower Street. Re-clip the regrowth from the previous clipping on the remaining vertical face of the canopy on the 47 Lower Street Boundary. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Oct 2026
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Approved
19 Oct 2026

Approved on 19 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: 47 and 49, Lower Street
List entry 1201837 · 4 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 ↗
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 ↗
Local nature reserve 183 m away: Smestow Valley
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.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Wolverhampton built-up area; Priority habitat 45 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 19 October 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 3

Last sold for £265,000 in November 2021. Semi-detached house, freehold.

15 November 2021£265,000
21 May 2001£99,995
16 June 1995£43,500

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

Building

Floor area103 m² (1,109 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (62 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2021, 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
WV6 9LR
Received
19 Oct 2026
Validated
19 Oct 2026
Ward
Tettenhall Regis
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Nov 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
19 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 0 days from validation, 35 days faster 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 19 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Nov 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

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

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.