Planning application
2 Keswick Road Cringleford Norfolk NR4 6UG
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
T3 - Holly - Reduce height from 6 metres to 3 metres. T2 - Lime - Crown reduction. Currently 14.5 metres in height with a spread of 16.5 metres. Reduce height to 12.5 metres and reduce crown spread to 14.5 metres (Depending on suitable growing points). . T1- Beech- Reduce height from 11.5 metres to 3.5 metres.
As published by the council, reference 2026/1124
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1124
- Type
- Works to trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refusal
- Received
- 21 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 21 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 20 May 2026
- Ward
- Cringleford
- Parish
- Cringleford
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NR4 6UG
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Norfolk register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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2026/1849 Granted
2 Keswick Road Cringleford Norfolk NR4 6UG
T1 Beech - crown reduce by 1.8-2m maintaining a good shape. Currently 16.5m tall and has a spread of 15m. On completion of the proposed works the height would be 14.5m and have a spread of 12.5-13m. T2 Lime tree - currently 14.5m tall and has a spread of 16.5m. Crown reduce by 2m right around maintaining a good shape all over. The finished height of the tree would be 12.5m and the finished spread/width of the tree would be 14.5m. Remove the lowest epicormic growth from the stem, this would mean removing only the epicormic growth from the ground level up to 3m only
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2025/3871 Granted
2 Keswick Road Cringleford Norfolk NR4 6UG
(T1) Holme oak - repollard. Start height approx 12m finish height approx 3m. (T2) Beech - remove the four limbs on the left side leaning towards back garden and house.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Apr 2026
Received by South Norfolk
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20 May 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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2 Keswick Road Cringleford Norfolk NR4 6UG
T1 Beech - crown reduce by 1.8-2m maintaining a good shape. Currently 16.5m tall and has a spread of 15m. On completion of the proposed works the height would be 14.5m and have a spread of 12.5-13m. T2 Lime tree - currently 14.5m tall and has a spread of 16.5m. Crown reduce by 2m right around maintaining a good shape all over. The finished height of the tree would be 12.5m and the finished spread/width of the tree would be 14.5m. Remove the lowest epicormic growth from the stem, this would mean removing only the epicormic growth from the ground level up to 3m only
Granted Trees 6 docs -
2 Keswick Road Cringleford Norfolk NR4 6UG
T1 Beech - crown reduce by 1.8-2m maintaining a good shape. Currently 16.5m tall and has a spread of 15m. On completion of the proposed works the height would be 14.5m and have a spread of 12.5-13m. T2 Lime tree - currently 14.5m tall and has a spread of 16.5m. Crown reduce by 2m right around maintaining a good shape all over. The finished height of the tree would be 12.5m and the finished spread/width of the tree would be 14.5m. Remove the lowest epicormic growth from the stem, this would mean removing only the epicormic growth from the ground level up to 3m only
Granted Trees 6 docs -
2 Keswick Road Cringleford Norfolk NR4 6UG
(T1) Holme oak - repollard. Start height approx 12m finish height approx 3m. (T2) Beech - remove the four limbs on the left side leaning towards back garden and house.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
2 Keswick Road Cringleford Norfolk NR4 6UG
T3 - Holly - Reduce height from 6 metres to 3 metres. T2 - Lime - Crown reduction. Currently 14.5 metres in height with a spread of 16.5 metres. Reduce height to 12.5 metres and reduce crown spread to 14.5 metres (Depending on suitable growing points). . T1- Beech- Reduce height from 11.5 metres to 3.5 metres.
Refused Trees 6 docs -
2 Keswick Road Cringleford Norfolk NR4 6UG
(T1) Holme oak - repollard. Start height approx 12m finish height approx 3m. (T2) Beech - remove the four limbs on the left side leaning towards back garden and house.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
4 Marilyn Welch Court Cringleford Norfolk NR4 6TN
T1 - Prunus tree to fell. Replant with 1x Field maple & 1x Hornbeam
Granted Trees 3 docs
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