Mead Cottage The Common Mellis IP23 8DR
Approved on 21 December 2016
Council decision: Raise No Objection
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Proposal
Reduction of Horse chestnut in front garden by approx 30%.
- Received
- 7 November 2016
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Babergh District Council
- Ward
- Gislingham
- ReceivedReceived7 Nov
- ValidatedValidated8 Nov
- Consult.Consultation5 Dec
- TargetTarget Date3 Jan
- DecidedDecided21 Dec
Decided in 43 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at Mead Cottage The Common Mellis IP23 8DR. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 1,921 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 5 days 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 2 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 8DR
- Application type
- Notification: Works to Trees in Con Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Mellis
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 November 2016
- Consultation expiry
- 5 December 2016
- Consultation start
- 14 November 2016
- Consultation end
- 5 December 2016
- Neighbour consultation start
- 25 November 2016
- Last date for comments
- 5 December 2016
- Target decision date
- 3 January 2017
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice end
- 5 December 2016
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-05608285
- Documents
- 4
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (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.
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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202328 Mar
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/22/02350
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/23/01522 - 20224 May
Householder Application - Erection of single storey rear extension (following removal of existing external…
ApprovedHouseholderDC/22/02349 - 20224 May
Application for Listed Building Consent - Erection of single storey rear extension (following removal of…
ApprovedListed building consentDC/22/02350 - 20178 Mar
Demolition of existing conservatory structure to rear elevation. Removal of roof and gable wall of rear…
ApprovedListed building consent0947/17 - 20178 Mar
Demolition of existing conservatory structure to rear elevation. Removal of roof and gable wall of rear…
ApprovedFull Planning Application0946/17
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