45, Cross Lane, Sedgley, Dudley, DY3 1PD Data via plota.co.uk

P25/1293 - Tree Preservation Order Refused

Proposal

Fell 1 Beech tree and 1 Lime tree Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Oct 2025
✗
Refused
12 Feb 2026
✓
Appeal allowed
18 May 2026

Refused on 12 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Site constraints 10

Mineral Safeguarding Area729/T36729/T37Tree preservation order
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.
Council record ↗
Mineral Safeguarding AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
729/T36Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
729/T37Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Tree preservation orderCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Coalfield, development low risk area; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Sedgley built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Dudley
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
DY3 1PD
Received
29 Oct 2025
Validated
29 Oct 2025
Ward
Sedgley Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Dec 2025
Decision
Refused
Decision date
12 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Allowed · 18 May 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6003271 ↗
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 106 days from validation, 28 days slower than Dudley's median of 78 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 31% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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 →

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

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