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Old Bush High Street Wombourne Staffordshire WV5 9DT

23/00096/TTREEWorks to trees TPOApproved

Approved on 4 May 2023

Council decision: Tree Works ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

TPO No. 137/1994: Populus spp. (Poplar) x 2 and Acer spp. (Sycamore) x 2 - Dismantle and remove. The Poplars have a notable lean towards the building and car park, all 4 trees have historic wounds on the trunks which do show signs of occlusive growth but still with exposed wood and boring insect holes. The trees were previously pollarded in 2018, if being surveyed under BS5837 standards we would categorise them as a C1 being unremarkable with defects and limited aesthetic value. The site is under new ownership and is being fully refurbished. As part of the refurbishment the new owner would like to terrace the steep bank to the rear in order to provide outside seating spaces, the garden will be generally landscaped and they are happy to plant replacement trees of an agreed species as part of the new scheme in mitigation of the trees being removed.

Received
7 February 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Wombourne South East
  1. Received7 Feb
  2. Validated7 Feb
  3. Consult.8 Mar
  4. Target4 Apr
  5. Decided4 May

Decided in 86 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Old Bush High Street Wombourne Staffordshire WV5 9DT. South Staffordshire has handled 654 applications of this type. This one was decided in 86 days, 4 weeks longer than South Staffordshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 500 applications in total for the WV5 postcode area.

94% of trees applications at South Staffordshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
WV5 9DT
Application type
Works to trees TPO
Scale / size
Small
Parish
WOMBOURNE

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 February 2023
Consultation expiry
8 March 2023
Consultation start
15 February 2023
Consultation end
8 March 2023
Last date for comments
8 March 2023
Target decision date
4 April 2023
Permission expires
4 May 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Building No2 Smestow Bridge Industrial Estate Wombourne WV5 8AY

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11898978
Documents
5
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Wombourne Conservation Area Management PlanPart of the site
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 137/1994Part of the site
  • Green belt: South StaffordshirePart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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

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© 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.

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Source: South Staffordshire

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