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49 Heather Road Great Barr Birmingham B43 5BX

DC/25/71220Tree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 11 March 2026

Council decision: Grant Tree Preservation Order PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Proposed crown reduction and reprune of Copper Beech Tree (Fagus sylvatica f. purpurea) (T1).

Received
25 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Newton
Agent
Novalign Consultancy Ltd
  1. Received25 Nov
  2. Validated22 Jan
  3. Consult.12 Feb
  4. Target19 Mar
  5. Decided11 Mar

Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 49 Heather Road Great Barr Birmingham B43 5BX. Sandwell has handled 21 applications of this type. This one was decided in 106 days, 7 weeks longer than Sandwell's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 12 applications across Newton. We hold 551 applications in total for the B43 postcode area.

80% of trees applications at Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
B43 5BX
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 January 2026
Consultation expiry
12 February 2026
Consultation end
12 February 2026
Target decision date
19 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Novalign Consultancy Ltd
Agent address
Laurel Cottage, Mill Lane Lower Stonnall Four Oaks Walsall, WS9 9HN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14512184
Comments
0
Documents
9
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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: Sandwell

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