South Cottage Lower Common East Runton Cromer Norfolk NR27 9PG Data via plota.co.uk

TW/26/0561 - Tree Works in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

To crown reduce to previous cuts approx. 3m on a Sycamore tree Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Mar 2026
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Approved
24 Apr 2026

Approved on 24 Apr 2026 · Development Committee · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 10

East Runton 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Article 4 Direction - Land At East Runton. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Public footpath about 12 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; National landscape about 151 m away: Norfolk Coast; Special protection area about 432 m away: Greater Wash; SSSI about 377 m away: East Runton Cliffs SSSI; Inside the East Runton built-up area; Open access land about 9 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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.

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Important details

Application type
Tree Works in a Conservation Area
Postcode
NR27 9PG
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Ward
Beeston Regis & The Runtons
Parish
Runton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Apr 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
24 Apr 2026
Decision level
Development Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
Spence Hedges and Trees.

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, 7 days slower than North Norfolk's median of 32 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
430decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14782157
Planning Portal ref
PP-14782157
Statutory expiry
27 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
North Norfolk
Planning Authority Score
5.4/10
Average
#125 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

North Norfolk ranks #175 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Norfolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #43 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #56 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #175 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #183 of 296
85%
Minor dwellings approved
113 decided (1-9 homes)
81%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
85%
Change of use approved
34 decided
906
Total decisions
56 refused in the year to March 2026