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Former Field Study Centre Polka Road Wells-next-the-sea Norfolk

TW/23/2481Tree Works in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 14 December 2023

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 - Quercus Ilex - To remove, T2 - Quercus Ilex - Reduce to 8m and T3 - Quercus Ilex- Reduce to 8m

Received
15 November 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Wells With Holkham
Agent
MJ Tree Services Ltd.
  1. Received15 Nov
  2. Validated15 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target27 Dec
  5. Decided14 Dec

Decided in 29 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Former Field Study Centre Polka Road Wells-next-the-sea Norfolk. North Norfolk has handled 1,399 applications of this type. This one was decided in 29 days, 3 weeks quicker than North Norfolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Wells conservation area, with 15 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 89 applications across Wells With Holkham.

98% of trees applications at North Norfolk District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Tree Works in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wells-next-the-Sea

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 November 2023
Target decision date
27 December 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
MJ Tree Services Ltd.
Agent address
Rose Farm Mill Road Banningham Norwich Norfolk NR11 7DT

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Wells-next-the-Sea
  • Listed building: Grade II: Field Study CentreOn this site · +1 more
  • National Landscape (AONB): Norfolk Coast
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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, 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.

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Source: North Norfolk

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