Oak Cottage 58 West Hill Road Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 1LW

1. 11 Sep 2025

   Received by Isle of Wight

2. 11 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: Refused

3. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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• The Oaks 56 West Hill Road Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 1LW

  24/01664/TW Submitted 4 Nov 2024 50 yards away

  T1 - Elm (dead) dismantle to near ground level

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 60 West Hill Road Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 1LW

  25/01191/TW Submitted 18 Aug 2025 50 yards away

  T1; Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) - Reduce overall canopy by approximately 30% to include a crown thin. G1; Group of Bay (Prunus nobilis) - Reduce top growth to approximately gutter height on adjacent property 'Heverswood'; Reduce overhang to lawn; Total reduction approximately 20%.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Flat 3 70 West Hill Road Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 1LW

  26/01356/TW Submitted 28 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~23 Nov

  T1; Multi stem Bay tree (Laurus nobilis) is to have the stems nearest the neighbouring wall removed to as low as possible; Remaining stems are to be reduced down to a 6 ft pole. Reason Due to growth of the stems causing damage to the nearby wall and to allow it to re-grow and allowing easier future maintenance.

  Awaiting decision Trees

• 68 West Hill Road Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 1LW

  21/01396/TW Submitted 5 Jul 2021 50 yards away

  T1; Ash Tree - Remove limb nearest to the house, removing lower limb at 400mm diameter back to the tree.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 4 The Firs West Hill Road Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 1FN

  21/01446/TW Submitted 13 Jul 2021 100 yards away

  T1; Ash - Remove. Tree is 50% dead with Ash Dieback and overhangs an electrical sub-station. Hazard Tree. Remove and replant with a Mountain Ash (Sorbus Aucuparia).

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• The Firs West Hill Road Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 1FN

  26/01191/TW Submitted 28 Aug 2026 150 yards away

  Amendment to proposed works: T1; Holm oak (Within rear garden of no:10) - Remove. Reason: Small trunk decaying from an old trunk split, heavily leaning towards boundary fence to St Johns Hill. T2; Holm Oak - Remove/Coppice to a low stool. Reason: Heavily leaning towards and over boundary fence and St Johns Hill. Tree has large rotted stem to rear indicating limited structural roots to that side. T3; Goat Willow - Remove. Reason: Heavy 'mop headed' tree leaning on the rear fence of no: 12. T4; Hawthorn - Sever the ivy at the base and continue to monitor Reason: Declining and ivy smothered, within range of the St Johns Hill boundary fence. T5; Sycamore - Remove stem. Reason: Dead stem. T6; English Oak and Ash (Adjacent to garden boundary) - Reduce (pollard) the oak down to the healthy growth branches at 6-7m in height. Remove declining side stem. Remove the poor form ash stem within the crown. Reason: Oak with a heavily declining upper stem and lower side stem. Poor extended ash stem within the oak crown. T7; Hawthorn - Remove. Reason: Dead, small stem partially collapsed. T8; English Oak - Remove. Reason: Ivy smothered and structurally poor with heavy Phytophthora (bleeding bark) infection to the lower trunk which will decline/kill bark and tree. T9; Dead sycamore - Remove. G1; Dead sycamores - Remove. Mixed hedgerow (footpath of West Hill Road) - Cut back growth from footpath and remove any low branches over path up to minimum of 2.4m in height. Reason: Starting to encroach into the footpath. Various (Predominantly Holm oak and Bay (red lines on location plan) - Remove extended low limbs and over road and parking area up to 5m in height and back to wooded area hedge line. Reason: Starting to become over-heavy and low over parking areas and St Johns Hill. TA; Hornbeam - Remove lower limbs over the garden to raise the crown up to 4m -5m in height. Reason: Low limbs becoming nuisance over rear garden of 135 Westhill Rd.

  Granted Trees 2 docs
  Small domestic

• 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