10 Castleacre Road, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7HS Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/1124/TRE - TRE Works to protected trees Refused

Proposal

Cedar Tree (T1) - 2 Metre overall reduction. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
28 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Application forms 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Application Forms/Certificates (public/redacted) · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

National infrastructure project about 354 m away: The Droves Solar Farm
The site is about 354 m from the project boundary. Generating station, under examination. Also within 2 km: High Grove Solar (at pre-application, about 564 m).
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
Inside the Swaffham built-up area; 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 · 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 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.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £365,000 in July 2019. Detached house, freehold.

4 July 2019£365,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
30 August 2013£249,000
12 January 1998£84,500
28 April 1995£75,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Breckland
Application type
TRE Works to protected trees
Postcode
PE37 7HS
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Swaffham
Parish
Swaffham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Tree Work Application (TPO) - Refused
Decision date
28 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
K S Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 46 days from validation, 11 days slower than Breckland's median of 35 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 1% of tree and landscaping works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
321decided 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
8 Oct 2026
Breckland
Planning Authority Score
8.6/10
Excellent
#14 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.