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7 Old School Close Freshwater Isle Of Wight PO40 9FT

26/01411/TWAwaiting decision
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T1; Lime - Reduce height from 12m to approximately 10m; Reduce north and east crown spread from 7m to approximately 5m; Reduce south crown spread from 6m to approximately 5m; Crown to west remains unaltered at approximately 5m; Lift crown to give 3m clearance from ground level over gardens of No7 and No8 Old School Close, retaining low crown over Western boundary, with finished pruning cuts no larger than 150mm diameter. Reason: Repeat previous management to maintain current dimensions and allow access around garden.

Received
9 October 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 9 November 2026
Ward
Freshwater South
  1. Received9 Oct
  2. Validated9 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a planning application at 7 Old School Close Freshwater Isle Of Wight PO40 9FT. Isle of Wight has handled 12,897 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 9 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application 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.

Application details

Postcode
PO40 9FT
Parish
Freshwater

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Lewis Mabbett

Additional information

Documents
2

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.

Source: Isle of Wight

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