Planning application
2025/3128
3 Library Close Blofield Norfolk NR13 4SH
Proposal
(T1) Oak - crown lift to 5m and reduce house side by 1.5m from 8m to 6.5m (T2) Oak - reduce garage side by 2m from 11m to 9m, remove broken branch and crown lift to 5m (T3) Beech - crown lift to 5m and reduce house side by 2m from 7m to 5m (T4) Sycamorec- reduce house side by 1.5m from 7m to 5.5m (G1) 20 x Sycamore 2 x Oak - crown lift to 5m and remove major deadwood. No large limbs (over 120mm in diameter) will be removed in undertaking the crown lifting. Where the larger branches are lower than 5m, a crown lift will be undertaken as high as possible.
As published by the council, reference 2025/3128
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Oct 2025
Received by Broadland
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29 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Approval in part, refusal in part
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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