Tolt Chillerton Water Service Reservoir Chillerton Down Main Road Chillerton Isle Of Wight

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• 26/00087/TW Granted

  Tolt Chillerton Water Service Reservoir Chillerton Down Main Road Chillerton Isle Of Wight

  Amended Description (received 19.02.2026): Tree Removals: Remove T19 (Common Ash) to create space for the vehicle passing place construction. Tree Pruning: Crown lift to 5.5m using industry best practice along the access track branches <100 mm diameter from W1 (woodland), W2 (woodland), W3 (woodland), W4 (woodlamd), H9 (lines of trees include Hazel, Blackthorn, Ash, Field Maple, Hawthorn), T21 (Common Beech), and G2 (Group of trees comprised of Beech, Field Maple, Ash, Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Privet), maintaining canopy connectivity where practicable. Crown lift to 5.5m using industry best practice pruning branches >100 mm diameter branches: T4 (Common Ash), T5 (Common Ash), T6 (Common Oak), T7 (Field Maple), and T20 (Common Beech). Upper limit diameters for branch removal are 150mm for T4, and 200mm for T7. Carry out veteran tree management to T8 (Common Ash), truncating low easternmost primary branch to approximately 5m from trunk with coronet cutting finishing cut, obtaining 5.5m clearance over track, carried out under an arboricultural watching brief. Crown lift to 5.5m T18 (Common Beech), reducing the end-weight of the branch in small sections and reassessing the height with each section removed, with the final pruning cut at suitable lateral growth, carried out under an arboricultural watching brief. Bridleway Re-Alignment: Woodchip from deciduous trees will be placed along the section of bridleway passing over the RPAs of T21 (Common Beech) and G2 (Group of trees comprised of Beech, Field Maple, Ash, Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Privet). This will be maintained at a depth of 150mm throughout the duration of its use.

  Decided 5 Mar 2026 Trees

1. 22 Oct 2026

   Received by Isle of Wight

2. 30 Oct 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 30 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 25 December 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's median decision took 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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