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Mayfield Preparatory School, Sutton Road, Walsall, WS1 2PD

23/1545Tree Application: Works to Protected TreesApproved

Approved on 15 January 2024

Council decision: Tree: Grant Permission for Work(s) to Protected Trees

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 - Lime - Remove lowest branch back to main stem. Group of Sycamores - Cut back lower branches to give clareance to garages.

Received
7 December 2023
Ward
Paddock
  1. Received7 Dec
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target31 Jan
  5. Decided15 Jan

Decided in 39 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at MAYFIELD PREPARATORY SCHOOL, SUTTON ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 2PD. Walsall has handled 363 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 2 weeks quicker than Walsall's typical decision time. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 26 applications across Paddock. We hold 1,353 applications in total for the WS1 postcode area.

92% of trees applications at Walsall 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
WS1 2PD
Application type
Tree Application: Works to Protected Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Validated
7 December 2023
Target decision date
31 January 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Tonks Brothers Tree Services, 12, Farewell Lane, Burntwood, WS7 9DP

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2023
    7 Dec

    Section 73 Application: Variation of condition No. 8 for the sports hall/changing facilities to be used by…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)Filed alongside23/1373
  2. 2023
    7 Dec

    T1 - Lime - Remove lowest branch back to main stem. Group of Sycamores - Cut back lower branches to give…

    This applicationApprovedTrees23/1545

Planning history at this site

11 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    30 Jul

    T1 Front boundary wall 4 x Lime trees remove epicormic growth, 1 x Sycamore, 1 x Hawthorn, 1 x Holly, 1 x…

    ApprovedTrees25/0888
  2. 2025
    25 Jul

    G101 - Lime x10 - Removal of epicormic growth G103 - Mixed species - Prune back from building by up to 2.00…

    ApprovedTrees25/0865
  3. 2024
    3 Oct

    Section 73 application to vary condition 5 of planning permission 23/1373

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)24/1162
  4. 2024
    19 Jun

    T1 Sycamore - fell to ground level.

    ApprovedTrees24/0747
  5. 2024
    24 Jan

    T1 - Beech - Fell to near ground level and grind out stump. T3 - Lime - Fell to near ground level. T4 - Beech…

    ApprovedTrees24/0096
  6. 2021
    19 Jul

    Q1 - Ivy tree and Elm tree overhanging the footpath to cut back to the boundary wall, Q2 - 2 Sycamores to…

    ApprovedTrees21/1115

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