Trafford House Sylvan Close Twemlows Avenue Higher Heath Whitchurch Shropshire SY13 2TB Data via plota.co.uk

26/02057/TPO - Works to Trees TPO Refused

Proposal

Fell 4no. Pine trees (T1-4) protected by The North Shropshire District Council (Prees Higher Heath No 6) TPO 1975 () Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
3 Jun 2026
Consultation
5 Jun 2026
Refused
31 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 31 Jul 2026 · Last checked 8 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Meres and Mosses; Inside the Prees Higher Heath built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 · Not green belt · 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.

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Important details

Council
Shropshire
Application type
Works to Trees TPO
Postcode
SY13 2TB
Received
3 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Prees
Parish
Prees
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Part Approved Part Refused
Decision date
31 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Whelan Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 58 days from validation, 16 days slower than Shropshire's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 1% of tree and landscaping works here are.

81%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
251decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 8 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14975513
Site or press notice
5 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Shropshire
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#53 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Shropshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #53 out of 296. Only 29% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Shropshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #179 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #136 of 296
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #53 of 296
29%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #50 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
350 decided (1-9 homes)
63%
Major dwellings approved
35 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
27 decided
2,083
Total decisions
273 refused in the year to March 2026