Planning application
Friends Meeting House Church Street Wells-next-the-sea Norfolk NR23 1HZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Damson tree in north east corner of burial ground causing damage to boundry wall - Remove Hawthorne near to neighbouring property - Reduce to 2m tall and 3m spread Ornamental Cherry near entrance, reduce by 1m to give clearance of overhead utilities
As published by the council, reference TW/26/0542
Application record
- Reference
- TW/26/0542
- Type
- Tree Works in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 12 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 12 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 23 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Wells With Holkham
- Parish
- Wells-next-the-Sea
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NR23 1HZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Norfolk register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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TW/26/1464 Awaiting decision
Friends Meeting House Church Street Wells-next-the-sea Norfolk NR23 1HZ
T1 - Cherry, Remove - T2 - Hawthorne, Remove. treees to be removed to allow rebuilding of wall.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Mar 2026
Received by North Norfolk
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23 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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North Norfolk granted permission on 23 April 2026, 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.
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