Planning application
34 Coplow Close Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7PQ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
2 metre reduction to oak tree to growth points on whole crown, 3 metre lift and 20 percent thin of epicormic growth. Work previously carried out on oak tree as caused an excessive amount of epicormic growth and leaf shedding is also becoming unmanageable and results in gutters and drains needing regular clearing during autumn months through to early spring.
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/01563/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/01563/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 24 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 24 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Balsall & Berkswell
- Parish
- Balsall Parish Council
- Postcode
- CV7 7PQ
Comment by 23 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Solihull through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Aug 2026
Received by Solihull
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1 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Solihull took a median of 107 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Solihull for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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21 Speedwell Drive Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7AU
Reduce cherry tree T1 by circa 30% of canopy size to rebalance, remove head weight on main leader by 50% and shorten fissured stem by 50%, then reduce remainder to form new canopy outline.
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24 Speedwell Drive Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7AU
Remove Scots pine tree T2 - due to the tree roots causing damage to the driveway surface (sufficient to render the surface unsafe in several critical places), in order to facilitate the removal and replacement of the block paving. To dispense with the duty to plant another tree of an appropriate size and species at the same place because the front garden is already well stocked with mature trees.
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24 Speedwell Drive Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7AU
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Other trees applications
In Solihull
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PL/2026/00345/TPO Granted
70 Tythe Barn Lane Shirley Solihull B90 1RW
4m crown reduction on oak (Quercus robur) tree T427, to previous pruning points near building and to suitable growth points throughout canopy. Historic wound from ductile fracture to insubordinate limb requires cleaning to nearest natural barrier zone. Major dead wood throughout canopy to clean. Ivy to sever at base.
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PL/2026/01602/TPO Awaiting decision
Darlaston Court 123 Main Road Meriden Solihull CV7 7NJ
Reduce the whole crown of London plane tree T1 - in front of Flats 40-42 overhanging carriageway - by 3 metres, prune back from property to provide a 2 metre clearance, remove major deadwood and crown thin 10% of the volume.
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PL/2026/00750/PPTREE Granted
8 Spring Close Solihull B91 1RA
Reduction and 15% thin of crown of 2 No. alder trees at front right of property to allow light into garden and alleviate risk of contact of tree to property. Reduce to old points and remove dead wood on oak tree in back garden on right.
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PL/2026/00168/TPO Split decision
4 Woodside Way Solihull B91 1HB
T1 Oak tree - Fell to ground level, T2 Oak tree - Fell to ground level, T3 Oak tree - Fell to ground level, T4 Oak tree - Fell to ground level and T5 Holly tree (Dead) - Fell to ground level.
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PL/2026/01564/TPO Awaiting decision
364 Warwick Road Olton Solihull B91 1BE
Fell and remove 1 No. conifer tree and 1 No. pine/fir tree in front garden falling within TPO 619, group G1, and reduce height of all other conifer trees by 50%. Reduce height of conifer trees T2, T3, T4, T5 and T6 in rear garden by 50%.