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Heritage Centre Farringford Estate Bedbury Lane Freshwater Isle Of Wight PO40 9PE

24/01842/TWTree Works in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 21 February 2025

Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

The following works to be carried out to improve the aesthetics of the bed and to remove trees that will fail or compete with more valuable specimens in the future. T1; Sycamore- Fell and remove. T2; Paulownia- Fell and remove. T3; Ilex aquifolium- Cut down and allow regrowth. T4; Sycamore- Fell and remove. Larger sycamore 3m away to be retained. T5; Sycamore- (2 trees in close proximity) - Fell and remove to allow space for Platanus. T6; Salix - Fell and remove.

Received
10 December 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Freshwater South
  1. Received10 Dec
  2. Validated10 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided21 Feb

Decided in 73 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Heritage Centre Farringford Estate Bedbury Lane Freshwater Isle Of Wight PO40 9PE. Isle of Wight has handled 2,279 applications of this type. This one was decided in 73 days, 2 weeks longer than Isle of Wight's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 27 applications across Freshwater South. We hold 724 applications in total for the PO40 postcode area.

95% of trees applications at Isle of Wight Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
PO40 9PE
Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Freshwater

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 December 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13611183
Comments
0
Documents
11
Constraints
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National Landscape (AONB): Isle Of Wight
  • Heritage coast: Tennyson
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage 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, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    26 Feb

    Amendment to proposed works (received 13.03.2026): T1; Sycamore (on old driveway, currently used as footpath…

    ApprovedTree Works to TPO26/00277/TW
  2. 2026
    26 Feb

    T1; Acer pseudoplatanus- - Fell and remove the tree. Reason: Extensive dieback, leaning over the restoration…

    WithdrawnTree Works to TPO26/00276/TW
  3. 2025
    18 Nov

    T1; Lime - Fell and remove the tree. T2; Lime (1m away from T1) - Fell and remove the tree. T3 & T4; Sycamore…

    ApprovedTree Works (Five Day Notice)25/01672/TW
  4. 2024
    26 Sep

    T1 and T2; Sycamores (Acer pseudoplatanus) - Fell.

    ApprovedTree Works (Five Day Notice)24/01464/TW
  5. 2024
    10 Sep

    **5 Day Notice** T1; Beech (Fagus sylvatica) - Fell to ground level and complete removal of tree. Major decay…

    ApprovedTree Works (Five Day Notice)24/01374/TW
  6. 2024
    22 Jul

    T1; Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) with significant decay - Fell to ground level.

    ApprovedTree Works (Five Day Notice)24/01096/TW

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