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Wolverhampton Grammar School Compton Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 9RB

Awaiting decision Wolverhampton 26/01036/TR Trees

Works: Trees

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Proposal

G1 Merridale Lane x8 Lime and x1 Birch Crown lift to clear 6 metres over the highway and 3 metres over the footpath Fell the nearly dead Cherry tree G2 Merridale Avenue x20 Lime Crown lift to clear 6 metres over the highway and 3 metres over the footpath Cut back playing field by 3 metres G3 x2 Red Oak Reduce the very long branches over the road and private property by up to 3 metres. Remove deadwood. G4 Penn cricket club ground Poplar, infested with ivy which disguises the very poor condition. One side is completely dead and decayed. The base of the tree has advanced decay, therefore the only section that is alive is leaning over the private house, supported only by a rotten old stump. Dismantle crown to leave the large diameter stump as a wildlife habitat Goat Willow (also G4) Resting on the changing room roof. Has been previously cut as a pollard Re-pollard T1 - Main Sports field Sycamore in north-western corner, adjacent to the Compton Road allotments. Has been maintained for several years but is now around 60% dead. Large sections are liable to fall onto the adjacent property and sports field. Fell tree to ground level

As published by the council, reference 26/01036/TR

Application record

Reference
26/01036/TR
Category
Trees
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
25 Sep 2026
Validated
25 Sep 2026
Postcode
WV3 9RB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wolverhampton register

This site has had 6 applications since 2020: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/00722/LBD Granted

    Wolverhampton Grammar School Compton Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 9RB

    Replace existing double gates to vehicle exit on Compton Road and replace with one larger gate for vehicles and a smaller gate for pedestrians

    Decided 21 Aug 2024 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 24/00707/TR Granted

    Wolverhampton Grammar School Compton Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 9RB

    T1 - Red Horse Chestnut adjacent to the sports centre This tree has been deteriorating for many years and the decay now poses an unacceptable risk. Fell to a 1m stump to coppice T2 - Beech in same area as above This tree is suffering with Phytophthora (see two pictures of T2) and is close to Compton Road, with a high risk target area Fell to ground level T3 - Lime adjacent to the path near the sports centre This tree has been dying for some time with no improvement (see two pictures of T3 - one taken from further away across the playing field) Fell to ground level T4 - Lime at Bingley field, adjacent to the hand gate to the sports field Re-pollard T5 - Sycamore and Plane at astroturf area Clear around floodlight by maximum of 2.5 metres

    Decided 18 Jul 2024 Trees
  • 22/00861/TR Granted

    Wolverhampton Grammar School Compton Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 9RB

    T1 - Mature London Plane tree in Playing Field Crown reduce by 20% G1 - 12 Lime trees on Merridale Lane Crown lift to up to 4m over footpath

    Decided 28 Jul 2022 Trees
  • 20/01573/LBC Granted

    Wolverhampton Grammar School Compton Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 9RB

    Provision of a junior school play space

    Decided 4 Mar 2021 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 20/01572/FUL Granted

    Wolverhampton Grammar School Compton Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 9RB

    Provision of a junior school play space

    Decided 4 Mar 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Sep 2026

    Received by Wolverhampton

  2. 5 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 20 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Wolverhampton took a median of 44 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

What happens while it is decided

This application is with Wolverhampton for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Wolverhampton decided tree works applications in a median of 27 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About tree works applications

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.

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