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Front Garden To Elm Tree Farmhouse The Common Mellis

2441/05Notification: Works to Trees in Con AreaApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 9 January 2006

Council decision: Raise No Objection

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Pollard one ash tree to 5m.

Received
1 December 2005
Ward
Gislingham
  1. Received1 Dec
  2. Validated1 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target26 Jan
  5. Decided9 Jan

Decided in 39 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Front Garden To Elm Tree Farmhouse The Common Mellis. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 1,921 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 10 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
1 December 2005
Consultation expiry
14 December 2005
Consultation start
6 December 2005
Target decision date
26 January 2006
Decision issued
10 January 2006

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
14 December 2005

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
5

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.

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Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    22 Nov

    Application for works to a tree in a Conservation Area - Fell 1No Sycamore tree as too big for area, located…

    ApprovedNotification: Works to Trees in Con AreaDC/24/05112
  2. 2023
    15 Aug

    Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Prune back 1No Mature Oak to previous pruning points…

    ApprovedNotification: Works to Trees in Con AreaDC/23/03835
  3. 2019
    7 Mar

    Discharge of Conditions Application for 1971/15

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/19/01128
  4. 2015
    4 Jun

    Erection of two storey cart lodge with storage over

    ApprovedFull Planning Application1971/15
  5. 2013
    26 Jun

    Erection of single storey lean-to extension to form a garden room / bedroom with en-suite shower room

    ApprovedListed building consent1845/13
  6. 2011
    13 Apr

    Removal of 1 no. field maple.

    ApprovedNotification: Works to Trees in Con Area1319/11

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