Planning application
4 Old Hall Gardens Brooke Norfolk NR15 1JZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Silver Birch - Approx 15m high and 8m wide. Crown thin to a maximum of 25% and reduce some branches by 1m overhanging neighbours property
As published by the council, reference 2025/3487
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/3487
- Type
- Works to trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No objections
- Received
- 4 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 13 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 9 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Brooke
- Parish
- Brooke
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NR15 1JZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Nov 2025
Received by Broadland
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13 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Dec 2025
Decision issued: No objections
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20 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Broadland granted permission on 9 December 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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