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Elm Tree Farmhouse The Common Mellis

2147/05Notification: Works to Trees in Con AreaApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 28 November 2005

Council decision: Raise No Objection

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

(a) Canopy reduce one ash tree by 30% and height by 50%(b) Canopy reduce one horse chestnut by 30%

Received
19 October 2005
Ward
Gislingham
  1. Received19 Oct
  2. Validated18 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target13 Dec
  5. Decided28 Nov

Decided in 41 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Elm Tree Farmhouse 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 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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
18 October 2005
Consultation start
20 October 2005
Target decision date
13 December 2005
Decision issued
29 November 2005

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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