Land Opposite Squirrels Hollow Gully Road Nettlestone Isle Of Wight

1. 28 Aug 2025

   Received by Isle of Wight

2. 2 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: Granted

3. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Isle of Wight granted permission on 2 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Land At Priory Park Estate Gully Road Nettlestone Isle Of Wight

  25/01763/TW Submitted 9 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Amendment received 03.02.2026: Ash 1 - Remove infected limbs and various pieces of deadwood. Reason: Lower limbs showing early symptoms of ash dieback. Oak 1 - Pollard at approx. 7.5m. Reason: To enable retention and encourage rejuvenation. Oak 2 - Dismantle to near ground level. Reason: Heavily leaning, badly imbalanced crown. Ash 2 - Dismantle to leave high stump (approx. 1m high). Reason: Ash is already shedding substantial limbs. Oaks 3-5 - Remove dead wood from lower crowns (up to approx. 4.5m). Reason: Maintenance. Oak 6 and adjacent ash (possibly not protected) - Dismantle both trees, leaving the ash at the first major fork (approx. 5m) as a habitat asset. The oak has a vigorous upright limb at approx. 3m. This is to be retained, to encourage rejuvenation.

  Granted Trees 15 docs

• Land At Priory Park Estate Gully Road Nettlestone Isle Of Wight

  22/02292/TW Submitted 21 Dec 2022 50 yards away

  T11; Ash tree - Fell to ground level. Ash die back. Replant as advised by you. T27; Oak tree - Fell to ground level. Dead tree. Replant as advised by you. T28; Ash tree - Fell to ground level. Ash die back. Replant as advised by you. T32; Oak tree - Raise crown to 8m above ground level. To increase light to neighbouring property. T33; Oak tree - Raise crown to 8m above ground level. To increase light to neighbouring property. T25; Ash tree - Fell to ground level. Advanced bracket fungus. Replant if necessary, as advised by you.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Land Opposite The Brackens Gully Road Nettlestone Isle Of Wight

  23/00487/TW Submitted 16 Mar 2023 50 yards away

  Oak (tree tag 1045) (shown in blue on the location plan) - Extensively retrench overall to a 3m monolith. Health and safety grounds.

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 17 Horestone Drive Nettlestone Seaview Isle Of Wight PO34 5DD

  26/00565/HOU Submitted 28 Apr 2026 100 yards away

  Demolition of rear decking and removal of chimney; Proposed single storey side and rear extensions & alterations to include patio (revised description)

  Granted Householder Extension Demolition 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 21 Horestone Drive Nettlestone Seaview Isle Of Wight PO34 5DD

  25/01220/TW Submitted 25 Aug 2025 100 yards away

  T1; Oak - Reduce canopy by approximately 15-20% to maintan size and shape.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Opposite Pippins Gully Road Nettlestone Isle Of Wight

  23/00061/TW Submitted 13 Jan 2023 150 yards away

  Oak - Crown reduce by 3m and 4m overall. To reduce stress on decayed area. Tree subject to application identified as blue tree on location plan.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 26/01246/TW Awaiting decision

  Elm Cottage Woolverton Road St. Lawrence Ventnor Isle Of Wight PO38 1XW

  Sycamore (on boundary of Elm cottage and Elm Dene) - Fell. Reason: Tree is almost dead with few leaves remaining, significant branches are starting to fall onto road, driveways and garden seating areas.

  Received 9 Sep, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/01251/TW Awaiting decision

  4 Chatfield Lodge Newport Isle Of Wight PO30 1XR

  T1; Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) - Dismantle to near ground level. Reason: Tree is large for the area and diseased with chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus). Owner has concerns of failure.

  Received 9 Sep, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/01250/TW Awaiting decision

  Swains House Swains Road Bembridge Isle Of Wight PO35 5XT

  T1; Monterey Pine (Pinus radiata) - Crown clean and thin overhang to garages approximately 20-25%. Reason: Canopy is heavily biased with overloaded boughs. T2; Cedar of lebanon (Cedrus Libani),Crown clean canopy overhanging road; Crown lift over road to approximately 6m height. Reason: To improve safety to pedestrians and high vehicles as overhanging a frequently used road. T3; Bay (Prunus nobilis) - Prune tertiary boughs to provide 1m clearance from BT wires. Reason: To prevent tree damaging BT wires. T4 and T5; Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) - Prune tertiary boughs to provide 1M clearance from BT wires. Reason: To prevent trees damaging BT wires. T6; Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) - Crown lift canopy above Magnolia (Magnoliaceae grandiflora) to approximately 5m. Reason: To reduce overloaded bough overhanging Magnolia (Magnoliaceae grandiflora) and allow it more light. T7; Magnolia (Magnoliaceae grandiflora) - Prune overall canopy approximately 30%. Reason: To regenerate the canopy and provide arboricultural maintenance. T8: Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo) - Prune as per photo. Reason: To improve access.

  Received 9 Sep, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/01229/TW Awaiting decision

  Kipper Cottage Woodside Road Wootton Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 4JR

  T4; Declining ash - Remove tree Reason: it is becoming dangerous. T2; Declining oak with large cavity at base. Remove Reason: it is over the house and becoming dangerous.

  7 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/01222/TW Awaiting decision

  Redhill Farm Redhill Lane Wroxall Ventnor Isle Of Wight PO38 3ER

  T4; English Oak - Reduce lower lateral over-extending branches back to suitable growth points up to 2-3m from branch tips; remove downward growing branches to prevent further leveraging. Reason: Lower canopy has become unbalanced and leaning more towards the client's property. By reducing the large lateral limbs and removing downward growth we hope to promote re-balancing and take off some weight to prevent leveraging.

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Trees