40 Devon Way Trowse Norfolk NR14 8GE Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0502 - Works to trees in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T1- Cotoneaster Cornumbia - Crown reduction by reducing height from 5.5m to 4m. Reduce the width from 5m to 3m. T2.- Laburnum - crown reduction by reducing the height from 5m to 4 m and the width from 3m to 2.5m. T3- Prunus (cherry blossom) - Crown reduction by reducing height from 6m to 4.5. Reduce width from 3m to 2.5m T4 - Mountain ash - Crown reduction by reducing the height from 5.5m to 4m leaving the width unchanged. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Feb 2026
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Validated
6 Mar 2026
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Approved
30 Mar 2026

Approved on 30 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 8

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Yare Broads and Marshes
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Trowse W Newton 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 ↗
Local nature reserve about 142 m away: Whitlingham
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.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 143 m away: Crown Point; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; National park about 418 m away: The Broads; Inside the Trowse Newton built-up area; 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £265,000 in February 2003. Semi-detached house, freehold.

28 February 2003£265,000New build

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

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Important details

Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
NR14 8GE
Received
24 Feb 2026
Validated
6 Mar 2026
Ward
Poringland, Framinghams And Trowse
Parish
Trowse With Newton
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Apr 2026
Decision
No objections
Decision date
30 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 24 days from validation, about the council's usual 24 days. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
586decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14409097
Planning Portal ref
PP-14409097
Statutory expiry
17 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Norfolk Broadland
Planning Authority Score
5.9/10
Average
#106 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

South Norfolk Broadland ranks #136 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Norfolk Broadland decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #50 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #71 of 296
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #136 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #161 of 296
82%
Minor dwellings approved
137 decided (1-9 homes)
92%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
100%
Change of use approved
33 decided
1,013
Total decisions
67 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.