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The Old Rectory Knapton Road Swafield North Walsham Norfolk NR28 0RP

TW/26/1268Tree works subject to a TPOApproved

Approved

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

Proposal

G1 - Crown lift to 4.5m on all trees overhanging the drive on trees with in 3m of the drive. Allow clearance for access. G2 - Various trees/hedging - Clear B.T. wire. G3 - Group of dying Acacias - Fell. Poor condition. G4 - Various trees overhanging barn - Clear buliding by 2m. Rubbing on building. T1 - Yew - Reduce sides by 1.5m from 6m to 4.5m. Overhanging conservatory. G5 - Group of Conifers - Reduce height from 22m to 14m. Blocking light. T2 - Bay - Coppice at 1m. Poor condition. T3 - Laurel - Coppice at 1m. Poor condition. T4 - Acacia - Fell. Poor condition. G6 - 2x Beech, 1x Redwood - Crown lift to 4.5m over lawn. Allow more light to the lawn.

Received
11 June 2026
Ward
Trunch
Agent
R Bell UK Ltd
  1. Received11 Jun
  2. Validated12 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target7 Aug
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a tree application at The Old Rectory Knapton Road Swafield North Walsham Norfolk NR28 0RP. North Norfolk has handled 1,399 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 12 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across Trunch. We hold 759 applications in total for the NR28 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
NR28 0RP
Application type
Tree works subject to a TPO
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Swafield

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
R Bell UK Ltd
Agent address
Unit 6 Cornish Way Lyngate Industrial Estate North Walsham NR28 0AW GB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15003874
Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Listed building: Barn 40m South-West of the Beeches Mundesley Road, SwafieldOn or next to this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Ant Broads and MarshesApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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

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: North Norfolk

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