Oakfield House 270 Droitwich Road Fernhill Heath Worcester WR3 7ST Data via plota.co.uk

W/26/02235/TPOA - Tree preservation order application (works to) Pending Decision

Proposal

Please see tree schedule, plans and works specification included with in the attached arboricultural report. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 28 Oct 2026, from Wychavon's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 6

Green belt: Birmingham
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats -NEX
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Priority habitat about 6 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Fernhill Heath built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Wychavon
Application type
Tree preservation order application (works to)
Postcode
WR3 7ST
Received
23 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Ward
North Claines & Salwarpe Ward, Claines Ward
Parish
North Claines , Out of Area - Worcester City
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Loraxe Arboricultural Consultancy

Decision outlook

Day 35, past Wychavon's usual 29 days for tree and landscaping works. 99% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 23 Dec 2026.

Day 3521 days to the 56-day target
95%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
346decided in the last year

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

Wychavon
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#86 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Wychavon is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #19 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) 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
Wychavon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #202 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #186 of 296
88%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #19 of 296
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #117 of 296
65%
Minor dwellings approved
220 decided (1-9 homes)
98%
Major dwellings approved
42 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
54 decided
1,082
Total decisions
151 refused in the year to March 2026