Planning application
3 Rectory Gardens Nottingham Nottingham City NG8 2AR
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - Front garden; 1x Sycamore (nearest road) - dismantle to as near ground level as possible. Tree is fast growing and risks future subsidence/ground movement to building and driveway.
As published by the council, reference 26/01774/PWC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01774/PWC
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 2 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 2 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Wollaton West (May 2019)
- Postcode
- NG8 2AR
Comment by 1 November 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Nottingham through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Nottingham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01087/PTPO Granted
3 Rectory Gardens Nottingham Nottingham City NG8 2AR
TPO55; T23 - 1x Pine nearest house - crown clean by removing dead, diseased & broken branches. Thin canopy by up to 10% to help daylight penetrate onto lawn. T28 - 1x Pine by back fence - crown clean by removing dead, diseased and broken branches.
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22/02001/PWC Granted
3 Rectory Gardens Nottingham Nottingham City NG8 2AR
2 x sycamore trees at the front of the property (number 1 on supplied plans). Crown reduce by 1-2m to prevent excessive growth and remove branches overhanging house. 1 x corlyus maxima purpura tree - back garden, middle back right position facing away from the back of the house (number 2 on supplied plans). Reduce height due to excess growth to approximately 5m. 1 x small elderflower tree - back garden, back left position when facing away from house (number 3 on supplied plans). Current tree rests on swing seat which is supporting its weight. Concern over stability of tree. Fell
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Oct 2026
Received by Nottingham
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8 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Nottingham took a median of 69 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- SKETCH PLAN
- IMAGE OF TREE
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Nottingham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Nottingham's median decision took 69 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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T1 - 1x Sycamore - reduce height by up to 1/3 and prune in remaining branches to shape, this will help keep the tree at a manageable height. T2 - 1x Silver Birch - tree has been suppressed by poor planting - fell to ground level. T3 - 1x Maple - tree is leaning towards both houses and has potential for roots to cause subsidence due to close proximity to properties. - fell to ground level. T6 - 1x Thuja - reduce height to approx. level of fence.
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