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Land At Fernhill South Of High Street Wootton Isle Of Wight

26/00742/TWTreesApproved

Approved on 10 August 2026

Council decision: Granted2 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T2; Horse chestnut - Reduce the overall crown by approximately 4m to mitigate the risk of failure associated with the basal defect and to reduce wind loading on the canopy. Reasons: Due to poor condition and risk of failure (High target) T3; Field maple - Remove the primary branch overhanging the access road and reduce the remaining tree to approximately 10m. Reasons: Due to poor condition and risk of failure (High target). T7; Beech - Reduce the crown by approximately 5m. Reason: Due to poor condition and risk of failure (High target). T11; Horse chestnut - Crown reduction of at least 6m. Reason: Due to poor condition and risk of failure (High target). T14 & T107; Ash (x2) - Fell. Reasons: Due to poor condition, ash dieback and risk of failure (High target) T4, T5, T6, T8, T9, T10, T15, T16 & T17 Lime (x9)- Remove epicormic growth around stem base. Reasons: To facilitate further inspection. T22; Common hornbeam - Reduce by approx 50%. Reason: Dysfunctional canopy with sparse leaf cover. Decay is present in north stem.

Received
2 June 2026
  1. Received2 Jun
  2. Validated3 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided10 Aug

Decided in 68 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Land At Fernhill South Of High Street Wootton Isle Of Wight. Isle of Wight has handled 2,279 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days, 12 days longer than Isle of Wight's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Wootton Bridge.

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

Application type
Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 June 2026

Additional information

Documents
4

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.

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