Planning application
Ridgehill Wood Lodge Lane Kingswinford West Midlands
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
TPO No. 24/1966 : T308, Sweet Chestnut - reduce height by 8 metres.
As published by the council, reference 26/00721/TTREE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00721/TTREE
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 20 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Kinver & Enville
- Parish
- KINVER
Comment by 18 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to South Staffordshire through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Staffordshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00482/TTREE Granted
Ridgehill Wood Lodge Lane Kingswinford West Midlands
TPO No. 24/1966: T329 Beech (as identified on location plan) - pollard.
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26/00408/TTREE Granted
Ridgehill Wood Lodge Lane Kingswinford West Midlands
TPO No. 24/1966: Sweet Chestnut (T7) - dismantle and remove. Sweet Chestnut (T8) - dismantle and remove. Sycamore (T9) - pollard southwestern stem only. Sweet Chestnut (T10) - dismantle and remove. Sweet Chestnut (T311) - dismantle and remove. Sycamore (T312) - dismantle and remove. Beech (T319) - dismantle and remove.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Aug 2026
Received by South Staffordshire
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4 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
South Staffordshire took a median of 70 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
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with South Staffordshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year South Staffordshire's median decision took 70 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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