8A School Lane Thorpe St Andrew Norfolk NR7 0EP Data via plota.co.uk

2026/2197 - Works to trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1,T2,T3, 3x Leylandii - fell Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Jul 2026
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Approved
19 Aug 2026

Approved on 19 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 27 Aug 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision (k) Decision (K) · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG Tree location Drawing (K) · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form redacted Application Form (K) · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Yare Broads and Marshes
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Thorpe St Andrew 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 ↗
Public footpath 20 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National park 98 m away: The Broads
Outside the park; its setting can still be raised.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Local nature reserve 298 m away: Whitlingham
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.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Priority habitat 8 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Norwich built-up area; Tree preservation order 22 m away: The Broadland District Council Tree Preservation Order Thorpe St Andrew 2009 No.17.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
South Norfolk Broadland
Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
NR7 0EP
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Ward
Thorpe St Andrew South East
Parish
Thorpe St Andrew
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Sept 2026
Decision
No objections
Decision date
19 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Zak Branch ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 22 days from validation, about the council's usual 24 days. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
593decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by South Norfolk Broadland in the last twelve months, from validation. South Norfolk Broadland decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15118334
Planning Portal ref
PP-15118334
Statutory expiry
8 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

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South Norfolk Broadland
Planning Authority Score
5.9/10
Average
#106 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

South Norfolk Broadland ranks #136 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Norfolk Broadland decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #50 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #71 of 296
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #136 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #161 of 296
82%
Minor dwellings approved
137 decided (1-9 homes)
92%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
100%
Change of use approved
33 decided
1,013
Total decisions
67 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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