Castle Cottage Castle Square Bailey Street Castle Acre King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 2AJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00142/TREECA - Works to/Fell Tree in Conservation Area Awaiting decision

Proposal

T1 (Sycamore) - selective reduction of up to four meters. The canopy is suppressed by an ash on the castle boundary, causing the sycamore to be unbalanced. the client has had it reduced in the past but feels two meters didn't achieve their objective. T2 (laburnum) - Reduce by 1.5 meters, thin out secondary growth to maintain height / spread and improve form Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 17 Oct 2026 and 30 Oct 2026, from Kings Lynn's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 9

Castle Acre 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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 33 m away: Castle Acre Castle, town defences and Bailey Gate
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National infrastructure project about 1040 m away: The Droves Solar Farm
The site is about 1040 m from the project boundary. Generating station, under examination.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
15 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; SSSI about 221 m away: River Nar SSSI; Inside the Castle Acre built-up area; Priority habitat about 14 m away: Lowland calcareous grassland; 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

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
Kings Lynn
Application type
Works to/Fell Tree in Conservation Area
Postcode
PE32 2AJ
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
Massingham With Castle Acre
Parish
Castle Acre
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Red Kite Tree Care

Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. Kings Lynn usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 39.

Day 2234 days to the 56-day target
80%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
204decided 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 4 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15231369
Planning Portal ref
PP-15231369
Statutory expiry
29 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Kings Lynn
Planning Authority Score
8.4/10
Excellent
#17 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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