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26/00764/TCA - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Oak: Reduce southern crown spread from 7m to 5m, eastern spread from 6m to 4.5m. G2 - Hollies: Remove smaller diameter dead branches. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Aug 2026
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Approved
10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF 4 high green 2026 Sketch Plan · 2 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form redacted Application Form · 2 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Yare Broads and Marshes
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Thorpe Ridge conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Local nature reserve about 121 m away: Lion Wood
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Registered park or garden about 14 m away: The Rosary Cemetery
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Norwich built-up area; National park about 477 m away: The Broads.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Norwich
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
NR1 4AP
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Thorpe Hamlet
Case officer
Show
Decision
No TPO to be Served
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Robert Thackray Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, about the council's usual 38 days. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
349decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Norwich in the last twelve months, from validation. Norwich decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15129013
Planning Portal ref
PP-15129013
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

31 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved
T1 & T2 hollies: Fell; T3 oak: Crown lift secondary branches to 5m, clear the neighbour's…
21/01454/TCA
2021 Approved
T1 & T2 hollies: Fell; T3 oak: Crown lift secondary branches to 5m, clear the neighbour's…
21/01454/TCA
2020
Oak (T1): fell; G2 - 3x Hollies - reduce height from 4m to 1.8m; G4 - 5x Hollies - reduce…
20/01224/TCA
2020
Oak (T1): fell; G2 - 3x Hollies - reduce height from 4m to 1.8m; G4 - 5x Hollies - reduce…
20/01224/TCA
2018 Approved
T1 - Birch: dead tree to fell; T2 - Holly: reduce height from 7m to 4m and spread from 6m…
18/01398/TCA
2018 Approved
T1 - Birch: dead tree to fell; T2 - Holly: reduce height from 7m to 4m and spread from 6m…
18/01398/TCA
Within ~100m

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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
11 Telegraph Lane East Norwich NR1 4AN
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Norwich
Planning Authority Score
8.6/10
Excellent
#15 of 296 councils
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Other decisions

Norwich is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #68 out of 296. Only 22% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
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Norwich decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #14 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #39 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #68 of 296
22%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #24 of 296
94%
Minor dwellings approved
34 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
2 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
38 decided
538
Total decisions
23 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings