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Woodland N of Elvington King's Lynn Norfolk

Refused King’s Lynn and West Norfolk 26/00018/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/00709/W1: Group consisting of 2 x Sessile Oak trees to be reduced in accordance with BS3998:2010 by approx 25% (5m). Reduction to lower trees to an approx final height of 15m, thereby cleaing the Fresnel Zone and removing the obstruction. Clearence of approx 3.01m will be achieved between the top of the trees and the lower limit of the Fresnel Zone.

As published by the council, reference 26/00018/TPO

Application record

Reference
26/00018/TPO
Type
Works to/Fell Tree covered by TPO
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Refused As published: TPO Decision Refuse
Received
11 Mar 2026
Validated
11 Mar 2026
Decided
12 May 2026
Ward
Springwood
Parish
King's Lynn
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the King’s Lynn and West Norfolk register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/00067/TPO Awaiting decision

    Woodland N of Elvington King's Lynn Norfolk

    2/TPO/00709 - Removing of deadwood overhanging footpaths (crown lift), reference T13 (oak), T07 (oak) and T08 (oak). Felling of dead/dangerous trees, reference T10 (hawthorn), T11 (hawthorn), T13 (Oak), G03 (Ash) and G04 (Ash). Chip up any prior to TPO felled trees within G03 and G04. Thining of a wooded area on the site by ten percent including removal of willow trees of the group in G02. Create a 2 metre gap at the back of the group G01 and the fenceline, to reduce nuisance of overgrowth to neighbouring properties. Willow Copice to T01.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Mar 2026

    Received by King’s Lynn and West Norfolk

  2. 12 May 2026

    Decision issued: TPO Decision Refuse

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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5 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

King’s Lynn and West Norfolk refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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.

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