Oak Farm Surgery, Necton Management Ltd North Pickenham Road, Necton, Norfolk, PE37 8DN Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/1197/TRE - TRE Works to protected trees Pending Consideration

Proposal

TPO 2006 No25 side of the crowns on overextended limbs tip reduction of 2.5-3m current crown size 14x16m maintenance plan . T11 reduction of 2.5-3m (tip reduction) Current crown size 16x20m. Reduction will be back to previous point (old pruning cuts) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 42.

Documents 3

Application forms 1

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Site constraints 4

Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1565 m away: Norfolk Boreas; Inside the Necton built-up area; Priority habitat about 17 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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, 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
Breckland
Application type
TRE Works to protected trees
Postcode
PE37 8DN
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Parish
Necton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
The Norfolk Arborist Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 42, past Breckland's usual 35 days for tree and landscaping works. 100% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 27 Nov 2026.

Day 4214 days to the 56-day target
97%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
321decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
23 Oct 2026
Breckland
Planning Authority Score
8.6/10
Excellent
#14 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Breckland is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #32 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Breckland decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #216 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #12 of 296
81%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #32 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #84 of 296
54%
Minor dwellings approved
178 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
801
Total decisions
128 refused in the year to March 2026