3 Birch Close Little Melton Norfolk NR9 3QX

1. 8 Oct 2025

   Received by South Norfolk

2. 31 Oct 2025

   Decision issued: Approval with Conditions

3. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

South Norfolk 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.

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.

• 3 Birch Close Little Melton Norfolk NR9 3QX

  2025/3155 Submitted 8 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  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 docs
  Small domestic

• Woodlands At Rear Of 4 Birch Close Little Melton NR9 3QX

  2021/0312 Submitted 12 Feb 2021 50 yards away

  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

  2021/0312 Submitted 12 Feb 2021 50 yards away

  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

  2020/1815 Submitted 23 Sep 2020 100 yards away

  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

  2026/0225 Submitted 30 Jan 2026 100 yards away

  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

  2026/0225 Submitted 30 Jan 2026 100 yards away

  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

• 2026/3035 Awaiting decision

  25 Church Close Buxton Norfolk NR10 5ER

  T1 Alder - Fell under an exception of the TPO restrictions for dead trees.

  Received 8 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Trees
• 2026/3024 Awaiting decision

  North View 28 Plumstead Road Thorpe End Norfolk NR13 5AJ

  T1 Cherry - Fell, T2 Silver birch - Fell, T3 Hawthorn - Reduce height from 8m to 6m, T3 Sycamore - Fell, T4 Hawthorn - Overall crown reduction from 3m to 2.5m, T5 Sycamore - Fell

  Received 8 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Trees
• 2026/3026 Awaiting decision

  8 Hotson Close Long Stratton Norfolk NR15 2PS

  G1 - Group of 4 x Ash trees - Fell

  Received 8 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Trees
• 2026/2995 Awaiting decision

  Three Oaks 70 Lower Street Salhouse Norfolk NR13 6RB

  T1 & T2 Silver Birch - Fell, T3 Ash - Fell, G1 Ash & Oak - Crown lift to achieve a clearance height of 5.2m over the highway and reduce the crown back by approx 2m, T4 Beech - Fell, T5 Chestnut - current height 14m and width 12m - remove split limb and cut back growth by approx 2m where it interferes with vehicle access, T6 Weeping Beech - Crown lift to achieve a clearance height of 4m above the ground

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Trees
• 2026/2994 Awaiting decision

  The Old Barn 2 Upper Street Salhouse Norfolk NR13 6RY

  T1 Acacia - Fell

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Trees