The Old Forge The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EB
Approved on 31 January 2005
Council decision: Raise No Objection
Proposal
Canopy lift and reshape two ashtrees by 25%.
- Received
- 31 December 2004
- Council
- Babergh District Council
- ReceivedReceived31 Dec
- ValidatedValidated31 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date25 Feb
- DecidedDecided31 Jan
Decided in 31 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at The Old Forge The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EB. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 1,921 applications of this type. This one was decided in 31 days, 3 weeks quicker than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Mellis conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. We hold 1,281 applications in total for the IP23 postcode area.
99% of trees applications at Babergh District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- IP23 8EB
- Application type
- Notification: Works to Trees in Con Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Mellis
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 31 December 2004
- Consultation start
- 13 January 2005
- Target decision date
- 25 February 2005
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Comments
- 0
- Documents
- 0
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Mellis
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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.
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Planning history at this site
7 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202610 Mar
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/05185
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/26/01030 - 202525 Nov
Application for Listed Building Consent - Replacement of removed cementitious render with horizontal timber…
ApprovedListed building consentDC/25/05185 - 20257 Oct
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/04585
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/25/04446 - 202512 Mar
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/04585
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/25/01134 - 202415 Oct
Application for Listed Building Consent - Replacement of cracked and damaged cement render with lime render
ApprovedListed building consentDC/24/04585 - 202317 Apr
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1No. Ash (T2) to near ground level and treat…
ApprovedNotification: Works to Trees in Con AreaDC/23/01815 - 202320 Mar
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1No. Fig (T1), Fell 1No. Spruce (T2)
ApprovedNotification: Works to Trees in Con AreaDC/23/01368
Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk
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