Planning application
Steepleton Steephill Road Ventnor Isle Of Wight PO38 1UF
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
3x Sycamore Trees to be crown raised to 8m. Reason: Clearance from the roofs of out-buildings. 2x Elm Tree - Removal to ground level. Reason: To open up bank.
As published by the council, reference 26/01041/TW
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01041/TW
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 31 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Ventnor And St Lawrence
- Parish
- Ventnor
- Postcode
- PO38 1UF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Jul 2026
Received by Isle of Wight
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 September 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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