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St Margarets Church Church Street Old Catton Norfolk NR6 7DR

2025/3623Works to trees in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 23 December 2025

Council decision: No objectionsDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

(T4) Yew, - reduce crown by 2.5m from 7.6m to 5.1m to reduce overhang towards church

Received
19 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Old Catton And Sprowston West
  1. Received19 Nov
  2. Validated19 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target31 Dec
  5. Decided23 Dec

Decided in 34 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at St Margarets Church Church Street Old Catton Norfolk NR6 7DR. South Norfolk Broadland has handled 2,159 applications of this type. This one was decided in 34 days, 2 weeks quicker than South Norfolk Broadland's typical decision time. The site is in the Old Catton conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 11 applications across Old Catton And Sprowston West. We hold 229 applications in total for the NR6 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
NR6 7DR
Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Old Catton

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 November 2025
Target decision date
31 December 2025
Permission expires
23 December 2027

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14502035
Comments
0
Documents
4
Constraints
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Catton Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II*: Parish Church of St MargaretOn this site
  • Tree Preservation OrderNext to the site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Yare Broads and MarshesApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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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© 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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