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Duke Of Lancaster School Highfield Road Fakenham Norfolk NR21 9DQ

TW/26/0615Tree Works in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 17 April 2026

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T4 Atlantic Cedar Remove split and broken branches T5 Atlantic Cedar Remove split and broken branches. Remove broken branch stub at 7m. T6 Cedar of Lebanon Clean out the crown of all crossing and suppressed branches. Remove split and broken branches. T7 Atlantic Cedar Remove deadwood from inner canopy on main stem. Remove split and broken branches. Reduced the extended limb to the east a 1.5m from ground level by 3m to natural growth points. T9 Corsican Pine lift lower branches by 1.8 all round from ground T16 Beech Dismantle/fell to stump level. T17 Beech Dismantle/fell to stump level. T18 Beech & T20 Beech Clean out the crown of all crossing and suppressed branches. Remove split and broken branches.Lift over highway 4.5m from ground. T27 Oak Dismantle/fell to stump level. T28 Oak Clean out the crown of all crossing and suppressed branches. Raise low branches over the footpath to give a 3m ground clearance. T30 False Acacia Dismantle/fell to stump level. T31 Oak Raise low branches over the footpath to give a 3m ground clearance. Remove or shorten larger pieces of deadwood to stabilise. Remove branches rubbing on electricity post to the south. T32 Lime Lift over highway 4.5m from ground. T33 False Acacia Lift lower branches 1.8m from ground level. T34 Holly Dismantle/fell (SEND school dangerous for students) T36 Oak Clean out the crown of all crossing and suppressed branches. Reduce the limb extending from the large tear wound in the south side of the canopy by 35%. T43 Oak Remove deadwood over 1cm in diameter. Raise the lower canopy to the south to allow a 3.5m ground clearance. Prune back lower branch tips to the south to clear streetlight. T46 Oak Clean out the crown of all deadwood, crossing and suppressed branches. Remove the broken and hanging branch in the south side of canopy and reduce the large lateral branch leading from above the hanging branch by 3m to natural growth points. Reduce the upper branches on the large limb with elongated dysfunction

Received
23 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Lancaster North
Agent
D.M Tree and Landscape Contractors Ltd
  1. Received23 Mar
  2. Validated24 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target5 May
  5. Decided17 Apr

Decided in 24 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Duke Of Lancaster School Highfield Road Fakenham Norfolk NR21 9DQ. North Norfolk has handled 1,399 applications of this type. This one was decided in 25 days, 3 weeks quicker than North Norfolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Fakenham conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Lancaster North. We hold 1,047 applications in total for the NR21 postcode area.

98% of trees applications at North Norfolk District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
NR21 9DQ
Application type
Tree Works in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Fakenham

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 March 2026
Target decision date
5 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
D.M Tree and Landscape Contractors Ltd
Agent address
103 Folly Road Mildenhall Bury St Edmunds IP28 7BT

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14793559
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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

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.

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