Castle Park Castle Street, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2ER Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/1336/TCA - TCA Application for trees in a conservation area Pending Consideration

Proposal

T512 - Mature Oak - Remove split hazard beam. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 4 Nov 2026 and 11 Nov 2026, from Breckland's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 2

Application forms 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Forms/Certificates (public/redacted) · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Scheduled monument about 17 m away: Castle Hill: motte and bailey castle, Iron Age earthwork enclosure and site of Augustinian friary
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 34 m away: Thetford; Heritage at risk about 34 m away: Thetford; Inside the Thetford built-up area; Priority habitat about 46 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 7 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

Council
Breckland
Application type
TCA Application for trees in a conservation area
Postcode
IP24 2ER
Received
5 Oct 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Ward
Thetford Castle
Parish
Thetford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Treework Environmental Practice

Decision outlook

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Breckland usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 35.

Day 452 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
16 Nov 2026
Breckland
Planning Authority Score
8.6/10
Excellent
#14 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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