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Ash Tree Farm The Common Mellis

0340/13Notification: Works to Trees in Con AreaApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 18 March 2013

Council decision: Raise No Objection

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Proposal

Removal of 1 Silver Birch, 3 Ash and 10 Elm trees.

Received
5 February 2013
Ward
Gislingham
  1. Received5 Feb
  2. Validated6 Feb
  3. Consult.15 Mar
  4. Target3 Apr
  5. Decided18 Mar

Decided in 40 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Ash Tree Farm The Common Mellis. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 1,921 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 8 days quicker than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Mellis conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Gislingham.

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

Application type
Notification: Works to Trees in Con Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Mellis

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 February 2013
Consultation expiry
15 March 2013
Consultation start
19 February 2013
Consultation end
15 March 2013
Last date for comments
15 March 2013
Target decision date
3 April 2013

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice end
15 March 2013

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-02445636
Comments
0
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: MellisPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Ash Tree Farm HouseOn this site · +1 more
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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.

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2011
    21 Jun

    Fell 1x Ash Tree, 1x Silver Birch Tree and 1x Willow Tree.

    ApprovedNotification: Works to Trees in Con Area2077/11
  2. 2010
    28 Jun

    Proposed Agricultural Machinery Store

    ApprovedFull Planning Application1996/10
  3. 2009
    17 Aug

    Erection of cartlodge/ garden store with first floor storage area and erection of summerhouse.

    ApprovedFull Planning Application2532/09
  4. 2008
    23 Dec

    Replace existing modern poor quality lean-to with new lean-to extension to form utility room. Raise existing…

    ApprovedFull Planning Application4182/08
  5. 2008
    23 Dec

    Replace existing modern poor quality lean-to with new lean-to extension to form utility room. Raise existing…

    ApprovedListed building consent4183/08
  6. 2005
    7 Jan

    Replacement of (12) windows to main range of building.

    ApprovedListed building consent0094/05/

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