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23 West Hill Road Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 1LG

25/01794/TWTree Works in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 2 February 2026

Council decision: No Objection

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T1; Sycamore - Crown lift by approx 4.5m; Crown thin approx. 30% to remove congested growth and improve overall canopy balance; Light reduction of 1.5m where required to shape and re-balance the crown. T2; Holm Oak - Minimal, selective internal thinning of approx.20%, including removal of dead, crossing and congested branches. Crown reduction of approx 0.5m where required to shape and re-balance the crown. Reduction and reshaping of co-dominant stems to reduce end-weight, manage canopy spread, and improve structural form. A light thin will also be carried out to reduce sail effect. H1-3; Bay Hedges: H1 - Reduced both laterally and vertically by 0.5 m and reshaped to maintain a balanced, tidy form. H2 - Laterally reduced on the south-eastern side by 1.5 m to restore balance and improve overall shape. H3 - Reduced laterally and vertically by 1 m and reshaped to achieve a compact, well-managed form. T3; Rowan - Re-pollard to previous points to control regrowth and maintain tree size in line with long-term management.

Received
12 December 2025
Ward
Ryde Appley And Elmfield
  1. Received12 Dec
  2. Validated17 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided2 Feb

Decided in 47 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 23 West Hill Road Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 1LG. Isle of Wight has handled 2,279 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 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 24 applications across Ryde Appley And Elmfield. We hold 2,945 applications in total for the PO33 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
PO33 1LG
Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ryde

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Penny Tree Surgery & Landscaping
Agent address
64 Nelson Drive Cowes Isle of Wight PO31 8QY United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Lewis Mabbett

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14558803
Comments
0
Documents
7
Constraints
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation

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.

Source: Isle of Wight

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