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23 Firethorn Close Taverham NR8 6YL

20201336Works to TPO treesApproved

Approved on 18 August 2020

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Oak Tree in rear garden current height 12m, crown raise by 4-5m to allow daylight into garden (removing excessive shading) and to remove over hanging branches in the adjacent properties

Received
13 July 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Taverham South
  1. Received13 Jul
  2. Validated21 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 Sep
  5. Decided18 Aug

Decided in 28 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 23 Firethorn Close Taverham NR8 6YL. South Norfolk Broadland has handled 2,159 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days, 13 days quicker than South Norfolk Broadland's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 10 applications across Taverham South. We hold 753 applications in total for the NR8 postcode area.

96% of trees applications at South 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
NR8 6YL
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Taverham

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 July 2020
Target decision date
15 September 2020
Permission expires
18 August 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-8884516
Comments
0
Documents
5
Constraints
22

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation OrderPart of the site
  • 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, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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Source: South Norfolk Broadland

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