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Ash Tree Farm The Common Mellis

2077/11Notification: Works to Trees in Con AreaApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 7 July 2011

Council decision: Raise No Objection

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Proposal

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

Received
21 June 2011
Public comments
1
Ward
Gislingham
  1. Received21 Jun
  2. Validated22 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target17 Aug
  5. Decided7 Jul

Decided in 15 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 16 days, 5 weeks 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. 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
22 June 2011
Consultation expiry
20 July 2011
Consultation start
22 June 2011
Neighbour consultation start
24 June 2011
Target decision date
17 August 2011
Decision issued
21 July 2011

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
29 June 2011
Site notice end
20 July 2011

Additional information

Documents
2

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: The Old ForgeOn or next to 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. 2013
    5 Feb

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

    ApprovedNotification: Works to Trees in Con Area0340/13
  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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