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Grey Stock 9 Castleacre Road Great Massingham King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 2HD

23/00215/TREECAWorks to/Fell Tree in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 21 November 2023

Council decision: Tree Application - No objectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Mature Silver Birch Tree in rear garden of 9 Castle Acre Road, Great Massingham, PE32 2HD. Works comprise of 30% crown reduction and thin, removing approximately 1-2m from sides and between 2/3 m from the top. All branches to be reduced to established growth points to create a natural appearance. Drwg no. DRWG TW-01 Location of Proposed Treeworks

Received
12 October 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Massingham With Castle Acre
  1. Received12 Oct
  2. Validated12 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target23 Nov
  5. Decided21 Nov

Decided in 40 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Grey Stock 9 Castleacre Road Great Massingham King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 2HD. Kings Lynn has handled 653 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days, 9 days quicker than Kings Lynn's typical decision time. The site is in the Great Massingham conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across Massingham With Castle Acre. We hold 1,150 applications in total for the PE32 postcode area.

98% of trees applications at King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
PE32 2HD
Application type
Works to/Fell Tree in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Great Massingham

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 October 2023
Consultation start
16 October 2023
Target decision date
23 November 2023
Decision issued
22 November 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12524194
Comments
0
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: GREAT MASSINGHAM Conservation Area
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Wensum SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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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