12 The Street, South Pickenham, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 8EA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 - Norway spruce (Picea abies) - Fell to ground level. T2 - Silver birch (Betula pendula) - Fell to ground level. T3 - Silver birch (Betula pendula) - fell to ground level. T4 - Willow (Salix sp.) - Pollard to approximately 4/5 m above ground level to reduce crown size and maintain tree at a manageable scale for the garden. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 14 Apr 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
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 British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2021, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Breckland
- Application type
- TCA Application for trees in a conservation area
- Postcode
- PE37 8EA
- Received
- 9 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Ashill
- Parish
- South Pickenham
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 20 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Tree Work Application (CA) - No Objection
- Decision date
- 14 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- South Pickenham Estate
How this decision compares
Decided in 36 days from validation, about the council's usual 35 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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
- 20 Apr 2026
Historical activity at this location
10 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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