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The Orchards 20 Norwich Road Aylsham NR11 6BF

20220910Works to trees in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 23 June 2022

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 Portugal Laurel- To manage as small bush. T4 Sweet Chestnut- To reduce the declining branches in the upper crown with natural fracture cuts leaving a short stub as a deadwood habitat. T5 Yew- Tip reduce and raise low branches over neighbouring access drive to give 4m ground clearance. T6 Yew- Tip reduce and raise low branches over neighbouring access drive to give 4m ground clearance. T7 Yew- To remove the two rubbing and abrasion damaged branches in the lower crown to the West over the neighbouring access drive. T8 Yew- To raise low branches over the neighbouring access drive to give 4m ground clearance. T9 Holly- To coppice the stem (beside the shed) which is light suppressed and extends over the neighbouring access drive. T20 Locust Tree- To re pollard the regrown shoots leaving a short stub to encourage regrowth. T28 Holly- To reduce the crown height to 10m and shape into natural dome shape T29 Yew- To raise and reduce back low branches over highway to give 5.5m ground clearance. T31 Locust Tree- To clean crown of deadwood, suppressed and crossing branches. T33 Locust Tree- To clean crown of deadwood, suppressed and crossing branches. T34 Locust Tree- To fell to ground level. T36 Yew- To raise low branches to give a 4m ground clearance over clothes drying area, tip reduce the upper side branches by 1.5m over the drying area. Remove the Holly tree growing through the crown to the Northeast. T37 Portugal Laurel- To reduce & shape the crown to allow more light. T38 Common Lime- To raise low branches over highway to give a 5.5m clearance T39 Common Lime- To raise low branches over highway to give a 5.5m clearance, reduce in height one of the two co dominant stems in the upper crown to give dominance to the remaining stem. T40 Common Lime- To raise low branches over highway to give a 5.5m clearance.

Received
31 May 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Aylsham
Agent
CGM Group
  1. Received31 May
  2. Validated31 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target11 Jul
  5. Decided23 Jun

Decided in 23 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Orchards 20 Norwich Road Aylsham NR11 6BF. South Norfolk Broadland has handled 2,159 applications of this type. This one was decided in 23 days, 4 weeks quicker than South Norfolk Broadland's typical decision time. The site is in the Aylsham conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 54 applications across Aylsham. We hold 2,896 applications in total for the NR11 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
NR11 6BF
Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Aylsham

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 May 2022
Target decision date
11 July 2022
Permission expires
23 June 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
CGM Group
Agent address
Reed House Karoo Close Bexwell Business Park Downham Market PE38 9GA

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Appeal history

3307926
Allowed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 10 February 2023Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11297518
Comments
0
Documents
3
Constraints
26

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Aylsham
  • Listed building: Grade II: The OrchardsOn this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Bure Broads and MarshesApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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

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© 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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