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Highview 8 Egypt Copse Cowes Isle Of Wight PO31 8BA

25/01478/TWApproved

Approved on 29 November 2025

Council decision: Granted1 condition

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T7 and T8; Ash trees - Reduce both trees by 30% all round; Remove deadwood. Reason; to maintain shape and health of trees.

Received
7 October 2025
Ward
Cowes West And Gurnard
  1. Received7 Oct
  2. Validated7 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided29 Nov

Decided in 53 days

About this application

This is a planning application at Highview 8 Egypt Copse Cowes Isle Of Wight PO31 8BA. Isle of Wight has handled 12,897 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Isle of Wight's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across Cowes West And Gurnard. We hold 214 applications in total for the PO31 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
PO31 8BA
Parish
Cowes

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Jerry Willis

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • 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 (20)

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, 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.

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

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    21 Aug

    T27; Ash. Remove due to Ash dieback

    ApprovedTree Works to TPO24/01268/TW

Source: Isle of Wight

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