The Whale Bone 58 Bridge Street Downham Market Norfolk PE38 9DH Data via plota.co.uk

26/00081/TREECA - Works to/Fell Tree in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

TREES IN CONSERVATION AREA: T1 Prunus - Reduce overall crown by 2 -3 meters. Reducing the elongated branch to the SE by 3 -4 meters to alleviate the weight on the unions Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 May 2026
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Approved
4 Jun 2026

Approved on 4 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Downham Market 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 ↗
67 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 20 and 24a, Bridge Street, Grade II, about 3 m from the postcode pin · 48 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Downham Market built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1129 m away: Fens Reservoir, at pre-application.
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, the Planning Inspectorate 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.

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Important details

Council
Kings Lynn
Application type
Works to/Fell Tree in Conservation Area
Postcode
PE38 9DH
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Ward
Downham Old Town
Parish
Downham Market
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Jun 2026
Decision
Tree Application - No objection
Decision date
4 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Bartlett Tree Experts

How this decision compares

Decided in 21 days from validation, 18 days faster than Kings Lynn's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14936803
Planning Portal ref
PP-14936803
Statutory expiry
25 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