Planning application
Fuchsia Cottage Bedbury Lane Freshwater Isle Of Wight PO40 9PB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
**5 DAY NOTICE** Sycamore - Dismantle to near ground level.
As published by the council, reference 26/00097/TW
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00097/TW
- Type
- Tree Works in Conservation Area
- Status
- Unknown
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 23 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 31 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Freshwater South
- Parish
- Freshwater
- Decision by
- Planning Officer Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- PO40 9PB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jan 2026
Received by Isle of Wight
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31 Jan 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- TREE OFFICER REPORT
- TREE WORKS DECISION NOTICE APPROVAL
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- SITE PLAN - FUCHSIA COTTAGE FRESHWATER
- FUCHSIA COTT 1
- FUCHSIA COTT 2
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Isle of Wight granted permission on 31 January 2026, 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.
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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