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All Saints Church Church Plain, Mattishall, Norfolk

PL/2025/1896/TCATCA Application for trees in a conservation areaApproved

Approved

Council decision: Tree Work Application (CA) - No Objection

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Works done within 6 weeks T17 - Indian Bean Tree - Remove the deadwood and the split limb at 8.5m from ground level to the north. Remove the three split limbs and a low subsiding limb in the lower half of the crown to the south. Tip-reduce the remaining extended side branches by around 2.5 to 3.5m to lessen the lever arm loading. Works within 6 months T3 - Norway Maple - Remove any re-formed deadwood, Raise low branches over the Churchyard to give a 2.5m ground clearance. Tip-reduce the extended branches in the lower 10m of crown by around 1m - 1.5m, to alternative growth points to lessen the end loading. Reduce radius from around 8m to 6.5m - 7m. Raise low branches over the access road to give a 5.5m ground clearance. T8 - Corsican Pine - Raise and reduce the low branch to the east to clear the edge of the highway T10 - Flowering Cherry - Reduce the two low branches over the highway to the east to alternative growth points level with the Church boundary wall. Raise any other branch tips to give a 5.5m clearance over the road. Reduce back branches from the Church structure to give a 2m clearance. T13 - Common Lime - Remove the shoots around the stem base and on the stem. Raise low branches over the highway to give a 5.5m ground clearance. T19 - Walnut - Remove the two low fractured branches to the west of the lower crown and raise the low branches over the allotments to give a 4m ground clearance. T45 - Himalayan Birch - Raise low branches over the highway to give a 5.5m ground clearance and footpath to give a 3m ground clearance. Within 18 months T1 - Copper Beech- Raise low branches over the access road to give a 5.5m ground clearance and Church footpath to give a 2.5m ground clearance. T11 - Common Lime - Remove the shoots around the stem and on the stem. Raise low branches over the highway to give a 5.5m ground clearance. T15 & 16 - Common Lime - Remove the shoots around the stem base and the epicormics shoots from the main stem. Repollard the crown leaving 10cm stubs to promote regrowth. T30 - Sycamore - Fell to near ground level to give space the neighbouring London Plane. T37 - Wild Cherry - Remove the shoots around the stem base to aid future inspection. Raise low branches over the footpath and cemetery to give a 3m ground clearance. Tip-reduce the extended lower branches to the north back to the garden boundary line. T39 - Field Maple - Raise low branches over the footpath to give a 3m ground clearance. Tip-reduce the branches that overhang the domestic garage to the north. T42 - Common Oak - Raise low branches over the footpath to give a 3m ground clearance. Raise low branches over the cemetery to give a 1m ground clearance.

Received
12 December 2025
Ward
Mattishall
  1. Received12 Dec
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a tree application at All Saints Church Church Plain, Mattishall, Norfolk,. Breckland has handled 903 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 12 December 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Mattishall conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 54 applications across Mattishall.

99% of trees applications at Breckland District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
TCA Application for trees in a conservation area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Mattishall

Planning application dates

Validated
12 December 2025

Planning decision

Decision
Tree Work Application (CA) - No Objection

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: MattishallPart of the site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Yare Broads and MarshesApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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