The Chestnuts The Street Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AZ
Proposal
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Re-Pollard 1No. Horse Chestnut (T1) to previous pollard points. Pollard 1No. Horse chestnut (T2) to match neighbouring trees.
- Received
- 5 January 2023
- Decided
- 3 February 2023 · Raise No Objection
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Ward
- Walsham-le-Willows
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- ReceivedSubmitted5 Jan
- ValidatedValidated5 Jan
- Consult.Consultation26 Jan
- TargetTarget Date16 Feb
- DecidedDecided3 Feb
Decided in 29 days (council typically 49)
This is a tree application at The Chestnuts The Street Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AZ. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 1,921 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 29 days. This one was decided in 29 days. The site is in the Walsham le Willows conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 66 applications across Walsham-le-Willows. We hold 1,687 applications in total for the IP31 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201510 Jul
2 x Weeping Willows - Re-pollard and/or reduce boughs by 30-60cm
ApprovedNotification: Works to Trees in Con Area2433/15 - 201413 May
Alterations to coachhouse to create annexe.
ApprovedListed building consent1530/14 - 20115 Oct
Replace roof tiles and battens, following removal of existing. Works to timber frame (including rafters)…
ApprovedListed building consent3390/11 - 20068 Sep
Rebalance canopy of one beech tree following remedial safety works last year.
ApprovedNotification: Works to Trees in Con Area2144/06 - 200328 Jul
(a) POLLARD TWO WEEPING WILLOW TREES. (b) CANOPY REDUCE ONE NORWAY PINE. (b) CANOPY REDUCE ONE NORWAY PINE.
ApprovedNotification: Works to Trees in Con Area0039/03/TCA
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Walsham le Willows
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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