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2 Holme Oak Cottages High Street Thornham HUNSTANTON Norfolk PE36 6LX

Refused King’s Lynn and West Norfolk 23/00006/TPO Works to/Fell Tree covered by TPO

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

2/TPO/00028 T1 and 2 - holm oak. Fell. Poor specimens, in decline. Have outgrown location and causing major problems with pigeon mess. T3 - Scots pine, Remove 2 x lowest live branches, raising canopy.

As published by the council, reference 23/00006/TPO

Application record

Reference
23/00006/TPO
Type
Works to/Fell Tree covered by TPO
Status
Application Refused
Decision
TPO work Refused
Received
19 Jan 2023
Validated
19 Jan 2023
Decided
24 Feb 2023
Ward
Brancaster
Parish
Thornham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
PE36 6LX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jan 2023

    Received by King’s Lynn and West Norfolk

  2. 24 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: TPO work Refused

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About trees applications

How this application type works

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

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