Abbots Oak 7 Priory Lane South Wootton King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 3JF Data via plota.co.uk

25/00180/TPO - Works to/Fell Tree covered by TPO Approved

Proposal

6 x Holly trees on TPO - 2/ to be reduced all over by 1.5 m to clear the driveway access, free wires and tidy up deer browsed branches. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Aug 2025
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Validated
2 Sept 2025
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Approved
3 Oct 2025

Approved on 3 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape about 81 m away: Norfolk Coast
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Tree preservation order about 7 m away: O.S. 6448 Priory Lane South Wootton King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 3JF; Inside the King's Lynn built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £380,000 in September 2006. Detached house, freehold.

11 September 2006£380,000

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

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Important details

Council
Kings Lynn
Application type
Works to/Fell Tree covered by TPO
Postcode
PE30 3JF
Received
29 Aug 2025
Validated
2 Sept 2025
Ward
The Woottons
Parish
South Wootton
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Oct 2025
Decision
TPO Decision Consent
Decision date
3 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 31 days from validation, 5 days faster than Kings Lynn's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
345decided 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14283889
Planning Portal ref
PP-14283889
Statutory expiry
28 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No
Kings Lynn
Planning Authority Score
8.4/10
Excellent
#17 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.