Land At Fernhill South Of High Street Wootton Isle Of Wight

This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• 26/01221/TW Granted

  Land At Fernhill South Of High Street Wootton Isle Of Wight

  **5 Day Notice** T16; Large, mature Lime with a co-dominant stem, (positioned centrally within the woodland) - Fell. Reason: The tree is in a critically poor and hazardous condition, with a clear risk of imminent failure abundant Kretzschmaria deusta present at the stem base, as shown in the attached photographs. The stem is critically decayed, with very limited remaining sound sapwood. A nylon-hammer assessment produced a very poor sound response, indicating a substantially hollow stem and a significant risk of brittle fracture. During inspection, sections of the remaining outer wood were so degraded that they broke away by hand easily.

  Decided 14 Sep 2026
• 26/00742/TW Granted

  Land At Fernhill South Of High Street Wootton Isle Of Wight

  T2; Horse chestnut - Reduce the overall crown by approximately 4m to mitigate the risk of failure associated with the basal defect and to reduce wind loading on the canopy. Reasons: Due to poor condition and risk of failure (High target) T3; Field maple - Remove the primary branch overhanging the access road and reduce the remaining tree to approximately 10m. Reasons: Due to poor condition and risk of failure (High target). T7; Beech - Reduce the crown by approximately 5m. Reason: Due to poor condition and risk of failure (High target). T11; Horse chestnut - Crown reduction of at least 6m. Reason: Due to poor condition and risk of failure (High target). T14 & T107; Ash (x2) - Fell. Reasons: Due to poor condition, ash dieback and risk of failure (High target) T4, T5, T6, T8, T9, T10, T15, T16 & T17 Lime (x9)- Remove epicormic growth around stem base. Reasons: To facilitate further inspection. T22; Common hornbeam - Reduce by approx 50%. Reason: Dysfunctional canopy with sparse leaf cover. Decay is present in north stem.

  Decided 10 Aug 2026 Trees

1. 22 Jun 2026

   Received by Isle of Wight

2. 6 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 27 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 6 Sep 2026

   Status changed to Awaiting decision

   Previously Registered.

5. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 31 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Isle of Wight took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Isle of Wight for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Isle of Wight decided tree works applications in a median of 51 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• 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