Overy House Tower Road Burnham Overy Staithe King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8JB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00074/TREECA - Works to/Fell Tree in Conservation Area Refused

Proposal

T5, 6 and 7 - Oak, Fell and remove stumps. this will allow both the owner and neighbour better views of the marsh. Trees to be replaced elsewhere on site Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 May 2026
✗
Refused
10 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 10 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Documents 8

Consultation & comments 3

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 15 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 13 May 2026 View ↗
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All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Norfolk Coast National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
BURNHAM OVERY STAITHE Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Special area of conservation about 108 m away: North Norfolk Coast
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 108 m away: North Norfolk Coast SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path about 24 m away; Inside the Burnham Overy Staithe built-up area; Heritage coast about 17 m away: North Norfolk; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,745,067 in October 2025. Detached house, freehold.

31 October 2025£1,745,067

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Kings Lynn
Application type
Works to/Fell Tree in Conservation Area
Postcode
PE31 8JB
Received
1 May 2026
Validated
1 May 2026
Ward
Burnham Market And Docking
Parish
Burnham Overy
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Jun 2026
Decision
TPO Served
Decision date
10 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Veteran Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, about the council's usual 39 days. Refused, as 6% of tree and landscaping works here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
204decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Kings Lynn in the last twelve months, from validation. Kings Lynn decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14902277
Planning Portal ref
PP-14902277
Statutory expiry
12 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Kings Lynn
Planning Authority Score
8.4/10
Excellent
#17 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Kings Lynn is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #20 out of 296. Only 27% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Kings Lynn decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #133 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #82 of 296
87%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #20 of 296
27%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #41 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
261 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
26 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
44 decided
1,216
Total decisions
131 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.