Planning application
3 Birch Close Little Melton Norfolk NR9 3QX
Works: Trees Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Multi stemmed ash - reduce height by 1.5m-1.8m from 16m to 14.5m- 14.2m. Width 8-8.5 metres wide. Reduce left side by approximately 1.5m and right side by -1.5-1.5m. Crown raised by removing two of the lowest limbs over the garden lifting the crown from 4.5 m to 6 metres creating a clearance above the top of the fence
As published by the council, reference 2025/3155
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/3155
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval with Conditions
- Received
- 8 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 31 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Hethersett
- Parish
- Little Melton
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NR9 3QX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Oct 2025
Received by Broadland
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31 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Approval with Conditions
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20 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Broadland granted permission on 31 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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3 Birch Close Little Melton Norfolk NR9 3QX
Multi stemmed ash - reduce height by 1.5m-1.8m from 16m to 14.5m- 14.2m. Width 8-8.5 metres wide. Reduce left side by approximately 1.5m and right side by -1.5-1.5m. Crown raised by removing two of the lowest limbs over the garden lifting the crown from 4.5 m to 6 metres creating a clearance above the top of the fence
Granted Trees 6 docsSmall domestic -
Woodlands At Rear Of 4 Birch Close Little Melton NR9 3QX
T3 Ash (Fraxinus Excelsior) - reduce canopy spread over garden 2-3m to appropriate pruning points, crown raise to 4m over garden, remove branch at approx. 7m extending over garden on S/E stem T5 Holly (Ilex Aquifolium) - reduce row of Holly tress by 4m to leave 4m in height
Granted Trees 3 docs -
Woodlands At Rear Of 4 Birch Close Little Melton NR9 3QX
T3 Ash (Fraxinus Excelsior) - reduce canopy spread over garden 2-3m to appropriate pruning points, crown raise to 4m over garden, remove branch at approx. 7m extending over garden on S/E stem T5 Holly (Ilex Aquifolium) - reduce row of Holly tress by 4m to leave 4m in height
Granted Trees 3 docs -
21 Greenacres Little Melton Norfolk NR9 3QU
T1 Oak - reduce height from 17m to 15.5m and spread from 18m to 16m
Granted Trees 2 docs -
20 Greenacres Little Melton Norfolk NR9 3QU
Oaks (T1 & T3) - Reduce the crown from approximately 7 to 5 metres radial spread and remove dead branches over 40mm attachment diameter above the garden, Oak (T2) - Reduce the crown from approximately 12 to 8 metres in width and 14 to 11 metres in height, remove the 4 lower branches on the south side of the tree, and remove dead branches over 40mm attachment diameter.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
20 Greenacres Little Melton Norfolk NR9 3QU
Oaks (T1 & T3) - Reduce the crown from approximately 7 to 5 metres radial spread and remove dead branches over 40mm attachment diameter above the garden, Oak (T2) - Reduce the crown from approximately 12 to 8 metres in width and 14 to 11 metres in height, remove the 4 lower branches on the south side of the tree, and remove dead branches over 40mm attachment diameter.
Granted Trees 5 docs
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