Walnut Tree Cottage Church Lane Finningham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4JB

DC/19/04903Notification: Works to Trees in Con AreaApproved

Prior approval

Approved on 15 November 2019

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - T1 (Ash) - Reduction of crown by 30%, T2 (Ash) - Reduction of crown by 30%, T3 - (Weeping Willow) - Rause crown and remove leaders.

Received: 17 October 2019
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Babergh District Council
Ward: Bacton
Agent: Ai Tree Services Limited

ReceivedReceived17 Oct
ValidatedValidated17 Oct
Consult.Consultation7 Nov
TargetTarget Date28 Nov
DecidedDecided15 Nov

Decided in 29 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Walnut Tree Cottage Church Lane Finningham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4JB. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 1,921 applications of this type. This one was decided in 29 days, 3 weeks quicker than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Finningham conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Bacton. We hold 1,278 applications in total for the IP14 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: IP14 4JB
Application type: Notification: Works to Trees in Con Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Finningham

Planning application dates

Date validated: 17 October 2019
Consultation expiry: 7 November 2019
Consultation start: 17 October 2019
Consultation end: 7 November 2019
Last date for comments: 7 November 2019
Target decision date: 28 November 2019
Permission expires: 15 November 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent: Ai Tree Services Limited
Agent address: 10 Pound Hill Bacton Stowmarket Ipswich IP14 4LP

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-08231457
Comments: 0
Documents: 3
Constraints: 3

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: Finningham
Listed building: Grade II: Walnut Tree CottageOn this site

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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Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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