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31 The Close Norwich NR1 4DZ

23/01286/TCAWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 22 November 2023

Council decision: No TPO to be ServedDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Magnolia (T1): Current height 25-30ft, spread 20ft. Reduce height by 3ft and spread by 2ft.

Received
18 October 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Thorpe Hamlet
  1. Received18 Oct
  2. Validated23 Oct
  3. Consult.14 Nov
  4. Target3 Dec
  5. Decided22 Nov

Decided in 30 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 31 The Close Norwich NR1 4DZ. Norwich has handled 135 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 3 weeks quicker than Norwich's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 17 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 111 applications across Thorpe Hamlet. We hold 273 applications in total for the NR1 postcode area.

96% of trees applications at Norwich City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
NR1 4DZ
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 October 2023
Consultation expiry
14 November 2023
Neighbour consultation start
24 October 2023
Neighbour consultation end
14 November 2023
Last date for comments
14 November 2023
Target decision date
3 December 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12539413
Comments
0
Documents
0

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 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: City Centre
  • Listed building: Grade II*: 26, the CloseOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Yare Broads and MarshesApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation

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 (19)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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.

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