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Norwich High School For Girls 95 Newmarket Road Norwich NR2 2HU

Granted Norwich 23/00140/TCA Works to Trees in a Conservation Area

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T12 oak; Remove large dead branch; T21 lime; Remove large dead wood; T29 silver birch; Remove hanging branch; T33 tree of heaven: Raise canopy to 5m over driveway, remove large dead branches; T35 hornbeam: Cut back branches from streetlamp; T38 lime: Raise crown over footway by 5m; T39 lime: Raise crown over footway to 5m; T41 cotoneaster: Raise canopy to 2.5m; T42 sycamore: Cut back branches from property giving 1.5m clearance; T49 horse chestnut: Reduce weight on infected bough by cutting back 2m; T51a elm: Remove tree; T53 silver birch: Cut back branches from property giving 2m clearance. Reduce height from 21m to 17m; T57 lime: Pollard (remove top) at 4m; T61 Himalayan pine: Remove hanging branch; T65 beech: Remove branch touching fence; T101 beech: Remove major dead wood and re-inspect cavity; T132 beech: Remove major dead branches; T149 cherry: No works required; T151 acacia: Remove dead branches; T168 acacia: Fell to as low as possible and plug stump; T179 sorbus: Remove dead branch; G200 holly, box, laburnum: Fell to as low as possible.

As published by the council, reference 23/00140/TCA

Application record

Reference
23/00140/TCA
Type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: No TPO to be Served
Received
6 Feb 2023
Validated
9 Feb 2023
Decided
6 Mar 2023
Ward
Eaton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
NR2 2HU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Norwich register

This site has had 11 applications since 2019: 10 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/01380/TPO Granted

    Norwich High School For Girls 95 Newmarket Road Norwich NR2 2HU

    Beech (T1): fell leaving a 3m habitat stem.

    Decided 2 Dec 2024 Trees
  • 24/01344/TCA Granted

    Norwich High School For Girls 95 Newmarket Road Norwich NR2 2HU

    Walnut (T1): Cut back lower crown from 4m to 2m. Portugal Laurel (T2): Cut back lower crown from 4m to 2m. Sycamore (T3): Reduce height and spread by approx 2m.

    Decided 17 Dec 2024 Trees
  • 24/00920/TCA Granted

    Norwich High School For Girls 95 Newmarket Road Norwich NR2 2HU

    Horse chesnut (T29): reduce height from 26m to 24m, reduce crown back 2m from south side of building, remove suppressed branches within crown. Copper beech (T150): reduce crown from school property by 2m, reduce height from 28m to 25m, clean crown by removing suppressed branches.

    Decided 15 Oct 2024 Trees
  • 24/00516/L Withdrawn

    Norwich High School For Girls 95 Newmarket Road Norwich NR2 2HU

    Addition of new security gates and installation of statue on front lawn.

    Decided 10 Oct 2024 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 24/00513/F Granted

    Norwich High School For Girls 95 Newmarket Road Norwich NR2 2HU

    Addition of new security gates and installation of statue on front lawn.

    Decided 23 Oct 2024 Full applications
  • 21/00892/TCA Granted

    Norwich High School For Girls 95 Newmarket Road Norwich NR2 2HU

    Works to trees as specified in "Appendix 1" tree works schedule dated 21 June 2021.

    Decided 28 Jul 2021 Trees
  • 20/00692/F Granted

    Norwich High School For Girls 95 Newmarket Road Norwich NR2 2HU

    Removal of bollards and installation of fencing and new gates at driveway off Albermarle Road.

    Decided 24 Sep 2020 Full applications
  • 20/00693/L Granted

    Norwich High School For Girls 95 Newmarket Road Norwich NR2 2HU

    Removal of bollards and installation of fencing and new gates at driveway off Albermarle Road.

    Decided 24 Sep 2020 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 20/00432/L Granted

    Norwich High School For Girls 95 Newmarket Road Norwich NR2 2HU

    Replacement and refurbishment of timber floor, replacement of stage front and asbestos removal.

    Decided 11 May 2020 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 19/01784/TCA Granted

    Norwich High School For Girls 95 Newmarket Road Norwich NR2 2HU

    T19 - Liquid Amber: Remove smaller of the twin stems. T48 - Beech: Reduce crown height from 28m to 20m. T52 - Box elder: Pollard from 12m to 4.5m. T59, T63, T66 - Limes: Crown raise to 2.5m over path. T169 - Oak: Remove first major bough. Cut back to give 3m clearance from roof. T208a - Elm: Fell.

    Decided 29 Jan 2020 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Feb 2023

    Received by Norwich

  2. 9 Feb 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: No TPO to be Served

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 21/01377/TCA (Decided)

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

The Joshua Tree (Suffolk) Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Newmarket

Active · incorporated 2020 · Newmarket

101 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 92% granted

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Documents

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5 documents on file for this application

  • Decision notice Historic System Migration · 06 Mar 2023
  • Site and other plans Historic System Migration · 10 Feb 2023
  • Tree survey or arboricultural implications Historic System Migration · 10 Feb 2023
  • Location plan Historic System Migration · 06 Feb 2023
  • Application form for tree works Historic System Migration · 06 Feb 2023

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What this grant of permission means

Norwich granted permission on 6 March 2023, 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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