Norton Hall Farm 34 Norton Street Burnham Norton King's Lynn Norfolk PE31 8DR Data via plota.co.uk

26/00154/TREECA - Works to/Fell Tree in Conservation Area Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

TREES IN CONSERVATION AREA: T1- Mature Copper Beech located adjacent to the main entrance on the east side of the property. Ground around the entire base is covered by Meripilus giganteus (Giant polypore) fruiting bodies. Due to the nature of the white rot fungi attacking the roots of the tree and the volume of fruiting bodies the best course of action would be to dismantle and remove the tree as soon as possible to avoid tree blowing over in strong winds. T2- Black Poplar leaning over drive way has fungal fruiting bodies around base of stem with basal decay surrounding the majority of the base also. Best course of action would be to dismantle/ fell to mitigate any risk given the trees exposed location directly over driveway. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 25 Oct 2026 and 7 Nov 2026, from Kings Lynn's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 5

Statements & assessments 2

PDF VISUAL TREE ASSESSMENT 1 Report · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF VISUAL TREE ASSESSMENT 2 Report · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF TREE PHOTO 1 Photo · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE PHOTO 2 Photo · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Norfolk Coast National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
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.
BURNHAM NORTON 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Special protection area about 150 m away: N Norfolk Coast
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Prince of Wales House, Grade II, about 22 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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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.
SSSI about 150 m away: North Norfolk Coast SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Heritage coast about 151 m away: North Norfolk.
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 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.

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Important details

Council
Kings Lynn
Application type
Works to/Fell Tree in Conservation Area
Postcode
PE31 8DR
Received
25 Sept 2026
Validated
25 Sept 2026
Ward
Burnham Market And Docking
Parish
Burnham Norton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Holkham Forestry

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Kings Lynn usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 39.

Day 1442 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 5 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15233136
Planning Portal ref
PP-15233136
Statutory expiry
6 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
Zeeblik 20 Norton Street Burnham Norton Norfolk PE31 8DR
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21/00182/TREECA
2021 Approved
Hill Stile House 26 Norton Street Burnham Norton KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 8DR
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21/00143/TREECA
2021 Approved
Hill Stile House 26 Norton Street Burnham Norton KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 8DR
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2020 Approved
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2020 Approved
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Extension of existing cottage including part conversion of existing store
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2020 Approved
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2020 Approved
The Step 14 Norton Street Burnham Norton Norfolk PE31 8DR
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2019 Approved
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19/00106/TREECA
2019 Approved
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2019 Approved
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2019 Approved
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19/00477/TREECA
2018 Approved
Sea Peeps 19 Norton Street Burnham Norton Norfolk PE31 8DR
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18/00145/TREECA
2016 Approved
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Proposed extension (revised design)
16/01247/F
2016 Approved
17 Norton Street Burnham Norton Norfolk PE31 8DR
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2016 Approved
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Construction of porch, insertion of French doors and replacement windows
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Kings Lynn
Planning Authority Score
8.4/10
Excellent
#17 of 296 councils
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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%).

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings