Pitt House Ducie Avenue Bembridge Isle Of Wight PO35 5NF

26/00135/TWTree Works to TPOApproved

Approved on 17 March 2026

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)1 condition

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Amendment to proposed works (Received 12.03.2026): The following trees are covered by TPO or Conservation Area: 1; Leylandii - Remove. Reason: To allow surrounding trees to grow. 2; Sycamore - Pollarded to 4 m. 3; Sycamore - Repollard to previous pollarding height approx 4m. 4; Double trunk sycamore - Reduce crown by 30%. Reason: to manage stress on included bark union Reason: Rotting in trunk joint & scar from fallen branch. 5; Small holm oak - Remove. Reason: Due to rotting near base. 7; Sycamore (adjacent to 4); Reduce crown by 30% (to match T4). Reason: To manage both trees as a combined crown. G1; group of holm oaks - Pollard in line with surrounding holm oaks to natural points approx 7m. Reason: Reduce weight & over growth. G2. Fig and 2 x Apple; Remove. Reason: poor quality specimens.

Received: 30 January 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Isle of Wight Council
Ward: Bembridge

ReceivedReceived30 Jan
ValidatedValidated5 Feb
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided17 Mar

Decided in 40 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Pitt House Ducie Avenue Bembridge Isle Of Wight PO35 5NF. Isle of Wight has handled 2,279 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 10 days quicker than Isle of Wight's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 76 applications across Bembridge. We hold 996 applications in total for the PO35 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: PO35 5NF
Application type: Tree Works to TPO
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Bembridge

Planning application dates

Date validated: 5 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer: Lewis Mabbett

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14665071
Comments: 0
Documents: 6
Constraints: 10

Site constraints

Checking the site

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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.

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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.

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.

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8 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Isle of Wight

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