20 Westgate Street Southery Downham Market Norfolk PE38 0PA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
TPO Ref: 2/ - Ancient Oak Tree -Sadly we recommend removal of this ancient oak tree due to bracket fungus and the extreme hollowing of the main stem and two main limbs, of which has caused stress fractures and severely affected the structural integrity of the tree. Unfortunately, due to the tree overshadowing neighbouring properties, if tree should fail due to (as previously explained above), there is a very high risk for damage to neighbouring properties. Please see evidence in the photos attached, which clearly show the structural issues as stated above. Therefore, we strongly advise removal of the tree to prevent the risk to occupied residential buildings with the fall range of this oak tree. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 2 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 24
Application forms 1
Other documents 23
Site constraints 3
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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 £425,000 in May 2025. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Kings Lynn
- Application type
- Works to/Fell Tree covered by TPO
- Postcode
- PE38 0PA
- Received
- 15 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Feltwell
- Parish
- Southery
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 10 Aug 2026
- Decision
- TPO Decision Refuse
- Decision date
- 2 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- M&L Tree And Garden Services
How this decision compares
Decided in 17 days from validation, 22 days faster than Kings Lynn's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 6% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Kings Lynn in the last twelve months, from validation. Kings Lynn decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15011937
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15011937
- Statutory expiry
- 10 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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