Planning application
2A & 2B Essex Street Norwich NR2 2BL
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1: lime - re-pollard T2: lime - reduce to near the boundary with 2 Essex Street by removing horizontal growth back to the pollard heads To reduce the dominance the trees have over the house and garden of 2 Essex Street
As published by the council, reference 26/00839/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00839/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 25 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 25 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Town Close
- Postcode
- NR2 2BL
Comment by 18 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Norwich through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Aug 2026
Received by Norwich
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28 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Norwich took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, registered in Norfolk
120 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
This application is with Norwich for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
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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