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Castle Hotel Norwich Road NR30 5JN

Awaiting decision Great Yarmouth 06/26/0706/TRE Works to TPO trees

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

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.

As published by the council, reference 06/26/0706/TRE

Application record

Reference
06/26/0706/TRE
Type
Works to TPO trees
Status
Undecided
Received
3 Sep 2026
Validated
4 Sep 2026
Postcode
NR30 5JN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Sep 2026

    Received by Great Yarmouth

  2. 4 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 30 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Great Yarmouth took a median of 89 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

What happens while it is decided

This application is with Great Yarmouth for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Great Yarmouth decided tree works applications in a median of 71 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

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