Planning application
The Small Cottage Lane End Road Bembridge Isle Of Wight PO35 5SY
Works: Trees
Part of this application was approved and part refused. The decision notice on the council portal sets out which is which.
Proposal
Amendment received 23.10.2025: 1. Sweet chestnut tree (1st on the left hand side of driveway) - Reduce northerly fork at top of tree by 3m back to growth point so it matches southerly top of tree; Reduce by 3m the lateral branch which is pointing east over driveway. 2. Dead Sweet chestnut tree (2nd on the left hand side of driveway) - Remove.
As published by the council, reference 25/01262/TW
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01262/TW
- Type
- Tree Works to TPO
- Status
- Unknown
- Decision
- Part approved, part refused As published: Split Decision
- Received
- 1 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 10 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Bembridge
- Parish
- Bembridge
- Decision by
- Planning Officer Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- PO35 5SY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 2025
Received by Isle of Wight
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10 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Split Decision
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
- TREE OFFICER REPORT
- TREE WORKS DECISION NOTICE SPLIT
- AMENDED APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- SWEETCHESTNUTPHOTO2
- SWEETCHESTNUTPHOTO1
- PHOTO A
- PHOTO D
- PHOTO C
- PHOTO B
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Open the documentsAfter the decision
Isle of Wight has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
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.
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