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The Old Rectory Sedgeford Road Docking KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 8LJ

26/00086/TREECAWorks to/Fell Tree in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 14 July 2026

Council decision: Tree Application - No objection

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

G1 Yew (Taxus baccata) - Location: rear boundary, Height 19m. Following on from phase 1, phase 2 is to reduce height further to 16m leaving a natural undulating crown shape. G2 Mixed species shrubs - location: rear left of tennis court in front of swimming pool control building. Heights 4m. Fell area group to facilitate replanting

Received
2 June 2026
Ward
Burnham Market And Docking
  1. Received2 Jun
  2. Validated2 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target14 Jul
  5. Decided14 Jul

Decided in 42 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Old Rectory Sedgeford Road Docking KINGS LYNN Norfolk PE31 8LJ. Kings Lynn has handled 653 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 7 days quicker than Kings Lynn's typical decision time. The site is in the Docking conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 106 applications across Burnham Market And Docking. We hold 1,193 applications in total for the PE31 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
PE31 8LJ
Application type
Works to/Fell Tree in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Docking

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 June 2026
Target decision date
14 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Matthew Hewitt Unit 1 10 Buxton Road Frettenham NORWICH NR12 7NG

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14976768
Comments
0
Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Docking Conservation Area
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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, 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Kings Lynn

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