Planning application
1 Roundtree Way Sprowston Norfolk NR7 8SH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
G001: Pedunculate oak x2 (Quercus robur) Location: (W3W//comical.fans.patch & W3W//cone.chop.tube) Action: Reduce lateral spread by up to 3m on South Eastern aspect to suitable growth points to reduce encroachment into site. T006: Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) Action: Reduce lateral spread by up to 4m on South Eastern aspect to suitable growth points to reduce encroachment into site. T007: Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) Action: Reduce lateral spread by up to 4m on South Eastern aspect to suitable growth points to reduce encroachment into site.
As published by the council, reference 2025/2833
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2833
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval with Conditions
- Received
- 9 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 15 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Sprowston East
- Parish
- Sprowston
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NR7 8SH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Broadland register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/2640 Awaiting decision
1 Roundtree Way Sprowston Norfolk NR7 8SH
Addition of external parking spaces
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2026/1778 Awaiting decision
1 Roundtree Way Sprowston Norfolk NR7 8SH
Change of use from 'Depot for hire and storage of builder's and domestic equipment' to E(a). The intention is to use the unit as a charity shop, with part of the ground floor used to store clothes and bric-a-brac to be sold in store. East Anglian Children's Hospice (EACH)
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2025/3673 Withdrawn
1 Roundtree Way Sprowston Norfolk NR7 8SH
(T003) (T004) (T005) - The works involve extending a car park to a light industrial unit within the root protection area of the 3 trees. The works would involve excavating 280mm of top soil, and installing 200mm of compacted stone onto a geotextile barrier followed by Geotextile Grid
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Sep 2025
Received by Broadland
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15 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Approval with Conditions
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Broadland granted permission on 15 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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1 Roundtree Way Sprowston Norfolk NR7 8SH
G001: Pedunculate oak x2 (Quercus robur) Location: (W3W//comical.fans.patch & W3W//cone.chop.tube) Action: Reduce lateral spread by up to 3m on South Eastern aspect to suitable growth points to reduce encroachment into site. T006: Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) Action: Reduce lateral spread by up to 4m on South Eastern aspect to suitable growth points to reduce encroachment into site. T007: Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) Action: Reduce lateral spread by up to 4m on South Eastern aspect to suitable growth points to reduce encroachment into site.
Granted Trees 7 docs -
1 Roundtree Way Sprowston Norfolk NR7 8SH
(T003) (T004) (T005) - The works involve extending a car park to a light industrial unit within the root protection area of the 3 trees. The works would involve excavating 280mm of top soil, and installing 200mm of compacted stone onto a geotextile barrier followed by Geotextile Grid
Withdrawn Trees 5 docs -
1 Roundtree Way Sprowston Norfolk NR7 8SH
(T003) (T004) (T005) - The works involve extending a car park to a light industrial unit within the root protection area of the 3 trees. The works would involve excavating 280mm of top soil, and installing 200mm of compacted stone onto a geotextile barrier followed by Geotextile Grid
Withdrawn Trees 5 docs -
Asia 19 War Memorial Bungalows Mousehold Lane Sprowston Norfolk NR7 8SN
T83 Common Oak - reduce crown by 2-3m back to suitable growth points to reduce crown weight (current height 21m, spread 9m) Remove deadwood T86 A group of 10 x dead, fallen, dying and ivy-covered trees all young fell T87 Common Oak - Reduce height by 5m and reshape remaining crown. (current height 22m, height after reduction - 17m) Remove deadwood T88 Common Oak Major deadwood remove
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Asia 19 War Memorial Bungalows Mousehold Lane Sprowston Norfolk NR7 8SN
T83 Common Oak - reduce crown by 2-3m back to suitable growth points to reduce crown weight (current height 21m, spread 9m) Remove deadwood T86 A group of 10 x dead, fallen, dying and ivy-covered trees all young fell T87 Common Oak - Reduce height by 5m and reshape remaining crown. (current height 22m, height after reduction - 17m) Remove deadwood T88 Common Oak Major deadwood remove
Granted Trees 4 docs -
1 Roundtree Way Sprowston Norfolk NR7 8SH
84% historically approved · decision due ~14 Aug
Change of use from 'Depot for hire and storage of builder's and domestic equipment' to E(a). The intention is to use the unit as a charity shop, with part of the ground floor used to store clothes and bric-a-brac to be sold in store. East Anglian Children's Hospice (EACH)
Awaiting decision Full applications 8 docs
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