7, Middleway Avenue, Wordsley, Stourbridge, DY8 5NJ Data via plota.co.uk

P26/1378 - Tree Preservation Order Registered application

Proposal

T1 - 1 x Silver Birch tree in front garden - Reduce overbearing limbs by up to 2.5m to balance crown T2 - 1 x Juniper Conifer in front garden, trim and tidy reducing limbs over driveway by up to 1.5m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 24 Dec 2026 and 11 Jan 2027, from Dudley's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 7

Higher Value ZoneArticle 4 direction008/G3364/T11
Air quality management area: Dudley AQMA
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.
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Higher Value ZoneCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Article 4 directionCouncil record
Some permitted development rights are withdrawn. The direction is on the council's register but not published as open data.
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008/G3Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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364/T11Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Kingswinford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 28 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.

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Important details

Council
Dudley
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
DY8 5NJ
Received
13 Oct 2026
Ward
Kingswinford South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Blackwell Tree Solutions Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. Dudley usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 78.

Day 1662 days to the predicted decision (day 78)
18%decided within 8 weeks
69%approved
159decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15267149
Dudley
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#128 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Dudley ranks #122 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Dudley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #246 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #217 of 296
70%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #122 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #76 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
67 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
65%
Change of use approved
52 decided
780
Total decisions
137 refused in the year to March 2026