Tern House 7 St Georges Court Thornham Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6NR Data via plota.co.uk

25/00295/TREECA - Works to/Fell Tree in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

G1 Conifers - 8 stems overgrown, height approx 12m, width 4.5m. Reduce height to approx 6m and side to 1.5m. T1 Conifer - Height 12m spread to west 4.5m. Reduce height approx 6m and sides approx 2.5m. All trees have become overgrown Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Dec 2025
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Approved
22 Jan 2026

Approved on 22 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION Decision · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER REPORT Report · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 4 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

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.
Thornham 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
9 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Chestnut Cottage and Railings Attached to South, Grade II, 46 m away · 6 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 ↗
Special area of conservation 307 m away: North 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.
Also on the record
SSSI 306 m away: North Norfolk Coast SSSI; Inside the Thornham built-up area; Tree preservation order 21 m away: High Street/Church Street Thornham Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6NJ; Heritage coast 150 m away: North Norfolk; 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 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.

Building

Floor area288 m² (3,100 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (65 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built2012 onwards
HeatingBoiler and radiators, LPG
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2022, 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 in Conservation Area
Postcode
PE36 6NR
Received
3 Dec 2025
Validated
3 Dec 2025
Ward
Brancaster
Parish
Thornham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Jan 2026
Decision
Tree Application - No objection
Decision date
22 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
David Gillett Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 14 days slower than Kings Lynn's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
345decided 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 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
14 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

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Kings Lynn
Planning Authority Score
8.4/10
Excellent
#17 of 296 councils
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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
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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.