Castle Hotel Norwich Road NR30 5JN Data via plota.co.uk

06/26/0706/TRE Undecided

Proposal

Works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order (TP No.1 1979) - T7 (Pine/Elder?) - Fell and poison stump; T8 (Pine/Irish Yew?) - Raise over parking and sever Ivy; T11 (Lime/Wisteria?) - Prune (without cutting established stem); T12 (Chestnut/Acer Negundo?) - Fell and poison stump Other works include non-TPO's: G1 mixed hedges on eastern aspect - Red Robin, Viburnum, Holly, Laurel - reduce to 2m and side back to furthest edge of car park sleeper; T2 (Holme Oak) - raise over pathway to 2.5m and entrance to 6m, reduce southern and eastern aspects by around 1.5 (currently 18m s and 13m e) to negate poor structure, potentially weak attachment points and bias; G3 (3 x Horse Chestnut) - raise to 5m over parking bays and remove hazardous deadwood, reduce southernmost tree in height by 3m to negate decay at 2m on n aspect; T4 (Home Oak) - previously pollarded at 6m to negate bifurcation and defects. Reduce western and southern aspect by 1- 1.5m and raise to 5m over car park (currently 10m w and 7.5 s); T5 (Holme Oak) - raise to 5m, reduce spread by 1-1.5m (currently 8n, 9e 10s, 9w) to reduce impact on surroundings; T6 (Cherry) - Fell and poison stump); G9 mixed hedging in centre of parking - cut down to 1.5m and trim back to furthest edge of sleepers, coppice Hazel, remove stem on Cherry growing over car park (and sever Ivy); G10 - mixed hedging to west and south of main building - reduce to 1.5m in height and cut back to clear windows; G13 - shrubs to east of decking - trim back berbaris and deutzia face to edge of decking and reduce height to 1.8m, trim back cotoneaster to clear decking, remove dead Buxus, tip back overhang on Holly by 1m; G14 group of 3 pines - aerial inspection of crowns and remove any significant deadwood. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 16 Oct 2026 and 29 Oct 2026, from Great Yarmouth's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 2

Article 4 direction
Article 4 Direction - Houses in Multiple Occupation Great Yarmouth. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Inside the Caister-on-Sea built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Postcode
NR30 5JN
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Parish
Caister North
Case officer
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Applicant
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Agent
J Basey-Fisher Old Forge Barn Hemblington Road Strumpshaw Norwich NR13 4NE

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Great Yarmouth usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 52.

Day 947 days to the 56-day target
62%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
42decided in the last year

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

Great Yarmouth
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#181 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Great Yarmouth ranks #125 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 49% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Great Yarmouth decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #171 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #154 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #125 of 296
49%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #221 of 296
69%
Minor dwellings approved
51 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
18 decided
366
Total decisions
47 refused in the year to March 2026