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PL/2025/1323/TCA - TCA Application for trees in a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

To carry out a cut back and trim of all vegetation growing around and into the car park boundaries, Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
9 Sept 2025
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Approved
16 Oct 2025

Approved on 16 Oct 2025 · Delegated decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision notice Decision Notice · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Delegated/Committee Report · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Location Sketch plan Location/Site/Block Plans · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Forms/Certificates (public/redacted) · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Thetford 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 ↗
Heritage at risk: Thetford
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
42 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 16 and 20, Magdalen Street, Grade II, 43 m away · 2 Grade II*, 40 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 ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 168 m away: Castle Hill: motte and bailey castle, Iron Age earthwork enclosure and site of Augustinian friary; Inside the Thetford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 2 November 2026. 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 2DL
Received
9 Sept 2025
Validated
9 Sept 2025
Ward
Thetford Castle
Parish
Thetford
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Oct 2025
Decision
Tree Work Application (CA) - No Objection
Decision date
16 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, about the council's usual 37 days. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
326decided 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
21 Oct 2025

Historical activity at this location

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings