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Swallows Nest 5 Walnut Drive IP26 5BG

TRE/2023/0263/TCATCA Application for trees in a conservation areaApproved

Approved on 24 October 2023

Council decision: No Objection

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 - The sectional felling of two Sycamore trees leaving the stumps approximately 150mm above existing soil levels. Stump to be treated using Eco Plugs to stop regeneration. Fell because trees are growing into flint and stone wall built in 18th century.

Received
18 September 2023
Ward
Bedingfeld
  1. Received18 Sep
  2. Validated17 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target29 Oct
  5. Decided24 Oct

Decided in 37 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at Swallows Nest 5 Walnut Drive IP26 5BG. Breckland has handled 903 applications of this type. This one was decided in 37 days, 5 days quicker than Breckland's typical decision time. The site is in the Hilborough conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 23 applications across Bedingfeld. We hold 236 applications in total for the IP26 postcode area.

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

Postcode
IP26 5BG
Application type
TCA Application for trees in a conservation area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hilborough

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 September 2023
Target decision date
29 October 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Paul Kent 5 Walnut Drive Hilborough Thetford Norfolk IP26 5BG

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Hilborough
  • 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 (21)

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, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Breckland

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