Protected Trees and Applications

Protected Trees

Trees may be protected by way of a Tree Preservation Order, by being within a Conservation Area, or by the way of a condition imposed on a Planning Approval. The prior consent of the Local Planning Authority may be required to carry out any tree work.
For information about Trees, including a guide to tree preservation procedures, see Communities and Local Government Trees and High Hedges Pages.

To find out if a tree has protection use the search below, or telephone 01263 516165, or email trees@north-norfolk.gov.uk

Work to Protected Trees

If you would like to carry out work to a protected tree you should fill out the Government 1APP form 31 - Application for tree works: Works to Trees Subject to a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) and/or Notification of Proposed Works to Trees in Conservation Areas (CA).

The Planning Portal 1App Application Form (pdf 312KB) should be printed and filled in manually, before being posted to Conservation, Design and Landscape, at the Council address on the form. Any queries should be directed to Telephone 01263 516165, or trees@north-norfolk.gov.uk - NOT the telephone numbers and e-mail address on the form.  Alternatively you can send the application online using the Planning Portal.

The Planning Portal Help Document (pdf 132KB) may assist you in filling out the 'Proposed Tree Work' form and you should note the  validation requirements  31  (pdf 55KB).

If we accept your application form then you will be sent a confirmation letter explaining when a decision will be made.  This will normally be within 8 weeks for work to a tree subject to a Tree Preservation Order and 6 weeks for Conservation Area notifications and other applications.

Search the Tree Works Register and Tree Preservation Order Register  for details of tree preservation orders (TPOs) created since 1952, as well as applications for:

• works to trees which are covered by Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs)  from 1952
• works to trees in Conservation Areas from 2008
• works to trees related to planning applications from 2008

Note that no documents are available in the search results.

The TPO search is accessed from the bottom of the first screen.

Weekly Lists
You can use the search above to search on the weekly list date to bring up all applications received in the previous week.
A weekly list of tree works applications is now available at the end of the weekly list of planning applications on the weekly list page.

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