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Phillipa Flowerday Plain Norwich

25/00956/TPOWorks to Trees Subject to TPORefused

Refused on 13 October 2025

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

G1 (group 1) consisting of X32 London Plane trees - Reduce all trees by approximately 3 -4m in height, bringing the heights from approximately 13m to 8.5m, same height as the parapets on the townhouses facing Phillipa Flowerday Plain. To also reduce the remaining crown by 1.5m- 2m, Bringing the crown spreads from 8-9m to 5m.

Received
3 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Town Close
Agent
Woodmen Tree Services Ltd
  1. Received3 Sep
  2. Validated3 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target29 Oct
  5. Decided13 Oct

Decided in 40 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Phillipa Flowerday Plain Norwich. Norwich has handled 135 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days, 2 weeks quicker than Norwich's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 76 applications across Town Close. We hold 275 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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Why it was refused

  1. High amenity value trees in good condition. Proposal would result in unnecessary damage to healthy trees, diminishing this value. No arboricultural justification for the proposal, and the works are not considered to be good arboricultural management. There is currently (and will be for many years to come) ample clearance between the trees and residential properties. Unsure as to what size is considered to be too big, but there are thousands of trees across the city that are as close, or even closer to residential properties, and if widely adopted, this approach to management would result in a city devoid of high value trees. Damage to footways can be addressed whilst still retaining trees in their current form.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
NR1 3SN
Application type
Works to Trees Subject to TPO
Scale / size
Small
District
TPO.324

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 September 2025
Target decision date
29 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Woodmen Tree Services Ltd
Agent address
23 Green Lane Bradwell Great Yarmouth NR31 8QG

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14301047
Comments
0
Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Newmarket RoadPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Norfolk and Norwich Hospital ChapelOn or next to this site · +2 more
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Yare Broads and MarshesApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • 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 (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.

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© 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.

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