2 Highfield Drive, Winshill
Refused on 18 May 2026
Council decision: Refused - DelegatedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Fell to ground level 18 Ash trees (T14, T16-T23, T40, T44-T45, T47, T50-T52, T59, T77), 1 Common Lime tree (T15), 22 Sycamore trees (T24, T26-T27, T31-T32, T34, T36, T39, T41, T43, T49, T53-T57, T60-T65), 5 Silver Birch trees (T25, T28-T30, T33), 7 Holly trees (T35, T37-T38, T46, T48, T91,T110), 1 Yew tree (T42) and 2 Hawthorne trees (T78-T79), Remove epicormic/basal growth of 1 sycamore tree (T70) and one Common Lime tree (T75), Remove dead branches from 3 Sycamore trees (T73, T74, T76), Crown lift to 3.5m by removing lowest limb to South of 1 Sycamore tree (T69), Crown lift to 3.5m by removing two lowest limbs to South and remove dead branches of 1 Sycamore tree (T71) and Crown lift to 3.5m by removing lowest limb to South and remove dead branches of 1 Sycamore tree (T72) (all of TPO 66)(AMENDED DESCRIPTION)
- Received
- 1 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Winshill
- Agent
- Regional Tree Care Ltd
- ReceivedReceived1 Dec
- ValidatedValidated12 Mar
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date7 May
- DecidedDecided18 May
Decided in 67 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a planning application at 2 HIGHFIELD DRIVE, WINSHILL. East Staffordshire has handled 61 applications of this type. This one was decided in 67 days, 4 days longer than East Staffordshire's typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 33 applications across Winshill. We hold 1,697 applications in total for the DE15 postcode area.
81% of works to a protected tree applications at East Staffordshire Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- DE15 0LH
- Application type
- Works to a Protected Tree
- Parish
- Winshill CP
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 7 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Regional Tree Care Ltd
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Gary Shilton
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Associated applications
- 202612 Mar
Coppice groups consisting of Ash, Hawthorn, Sycamore, Holly, Laurel & Yew trees (G1 & G2), Fell to Ground…
RefusedWorks to a Protected TreeFiled alongsideP/2026/00276 - 202612 Mar
Fell to ground level 18 Ash trees (T14, T16-T23
This applicationRefusedWorks to a Protected TreeP/2026/00278
Planning history at this site
9 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202615 Oct
Felling of 8 no. Sycamore trees (T67, T68, T69, T71, T72, T73, T74 and T76) (all part of Group G8 of TPO 66)
PendingWorks to a Protected TreeP/2026/01114 - 202620 May
Pollarding back to original pollard points (with a 1.5m differential) and removal of epicormic and basal…
ApprovedWorks to a Protected TreeP/2026/00537 - 202620 May
Felling of eleven Ash trees (T14, T16, T17, T18, T20, T21, T40, T44, T45, T50, T52), one Common Lime tree…
ApprovedWorks to a Protected TreeP/2026/00536 - 202620 May
Felling of one Ash tree (T1), one Copper Beech tree (T2), one Horse Chestnut tree (T3), crown reduction up to…
ApprovedWorks to a Protected TreeP/2026/00534 - 20256 May
Felling of two Scots Pine trees and one Corsican Pine tree (TPO 394 - G3)
ApprovedWorks to a Protected TreeP/2025/00485 - 20246 Sep
Felling of one Pine tree and one Holly tree (TPO 394)
ApprovedWorks to a Protected TreeP/2024/00929 - 202410 Jun
Crown lift by up to 2.5m three Yew trees (T9), crown lift by up to 4m and crown reduce by up to 3m one Copper…
Split Decision - DelegatedWorks to a Protected TreeP/2024/00598 - 20128 Jun
Pollarding of 11 Lime trees to enable reduction of trees by one third (T23, G4 & G7 of TPO 94)
ApprovedWorks to a Protected TreeP/2012/00705 - 20065 Oct
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for the retention of a detached garden store/workshop
ApprovedAmendmentLE/12378/006
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