Sheerlands Youngwoods Way Alverstone Garden Village Newchurch Sandown Isle Of Wight PO36 0HE

1. 20 Feb 2026

   Received by Isle of Wight

2. 26 Mar 2026

   Decision issued: Granted

3. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Isle of Wight granted permission on 26 March 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.

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.

• Chablis Youngwoods Way Alverstone Garden Village Newchurch Sandown Isle Of Wight PO36 0HE

  26/00080/TW Submitted 20 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  T1; Oak (Quercus robur) Remove to ground level. Reason: Poor health, and sparse canopy preventing any other work to promote health and improve the shape. T2; Oak (Quercus robur) - Remove to ground level. Reason: Close proximity to nearby property and damage (cracking) to the wall its situated next to which is spreading to nearby wall. The root system is pushing on the wall. The driveway is also showing signs of damage. Removing both of these trees will also benefit the remain Oak, allowing it to retain a better shape and growth all around.

  Split decision Trees 6 docs

• Greensleeves Youngwoods Way Alverstone Garden Village Newchurch Isle Of Wight PO36 0HE

  26/00787/TW Submitted 8 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  T1; Oak (Quercus robur) - Lower limbs reduced by 20% away from the nearby property back to suitable growth points along with removal of any crossing branches, deadwood (crown clean). Reason: Make space from nearby property. T2; Oak (Quercus robur) - Crown clean, the removal of all deadwood, crossing branches and epicormic growth. Reason: To improve canopy health, growth structure and safety. T3; Oak (Quercus robur) (tree located on the left side of rear garden) - Reduce by 20%, maintain the natural shape of the tree. Also the removal of any crossing branches, epicormic & deadwood (crown clean). Reason: Allow space to form between the canopy and the nearby property.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Garstone Youngwoods Way Alverstone Garden Village Newchurch Isle Of Wight PO36 0HE

  26/00788/TW Submitted 8 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  Amendment to proposed works (received 07.07.2026): T1; Oak (Quercus robur) (located on driveway) - Crown clean by removing all deadwood, epicormic growth and crossing branches, promoting a healthy canopy. The remaining tree is to be pruned away from all overhead BT lines that are running through the canopy by a 10% canopy thin. Reason: Promote healthy canopy and clear BT lines. T2; Oak (Quercus robur) - Remove to ground level due. Reason: Poor growth structure. Removing this will promote growth in surrounding, more established oaks by giving them more space and access to light. T3; Multi stem Silver Birch (Betula pendula) - Dismantle to ground level. Reason: Growing into nearby oaks causing them to compete for light and space, preventing them from maturing. T4; Large Oak (Quercus robur) - Crown raised by 2 metres to create a canopy and trunk. The remaining canopy reduced by 20% from branch tips to create a balanced tree shape and remove the movement in the wind. A further 10% reduced by thinning of dead wood, epicormic growth, and crossing branches. Reason: To allow light & wind to pass through the canopy and improving tree health.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Woodlands Youngwoods Way Alverstone Garden Village Newchurch Sandown Isle Of Wight PO36 0HE

  26/01134/TW Submitted 17 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  Amendment to proposed works: T1; Oak - Remove Ivy and dead wood. T2; Oak - Crown lift by 6 metres from above ground level on Woodlands side and balanced to maintain the same over the property of Strata Florida. T3; Oak - Fell. Reason: Dying crown. T4; Oak - Fell. Reason: Distorted crown. T5; Oak - Crown reduction by 40% and dead wood. T6; Sweet Chestnut - Reduce crown from the tips of the branches by 3-4m on the dying crown.

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• Woodsview Youngwoods Way Alverstone Garden Village Newchurch Sandown Isle Of Wight PO36 0HE

  23/00531/TW Submitted 22 Mar 2023 50 yards away

  Tree 1 - Copper Leaf Sycamore removal to ground level due to roots lifting driveway. Tree 2 - Wax Leaf Privet removal to ground level as understory to Cherry Tree. Tree 3 - Leylandii Tree removal to ground level due to being understory to Oak Tree to give canopy of Oak Tree more room to grow. Tree 4 - Removal of 1x Holly Tree as understory to Oak Tree. Tree 5 - Lift 1x Oak Tree away from building. Tree 6 - Removal of 1x Leylandii to open canopies of surrounding Trees. Tree 7 - Coppice Hazel to encourage new growth.

  Split decision Trees 11 docs

• Richmond Youngwoods Way Alverstone Garden Village Newchurch Sandown Isle Of Wight PO36 0HE

  25/00554/TW Submitted 4 Apr 2025 50 yards away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~30 May

  **5 Day Notice** T2: Silver birch (Betula pendula) (located at the top of the driveway) - Dismantle to ground level. This is due to a heavy lean towards the house, and many large rot pockets located at the base that intersects all the way around the base of tree. The tree has a lot of slime flux present throughout all cavities.

  Awaiting decision Trees 2 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