Castle View The Rookery Eye Suffolk IP23 7AR

DC/23/03321Notification: Works to Trees in Con AreaApproved

Prior approval

Approved on 18 August 2023

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1No Ash Tree (T6 in sketch) it has Ash dieback, the upper boughs have Black Fungus and hang over a major power line beside the road. Fell 1No Fir tree (T19 in sketch) it died in the extreme heat of August 2022 and needs to be removed. Various other tree trimming and tidying need to be carried out on site as per sketch.

Received: 14 July 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1
Council: Babergh District Council
Ward: Eye

ReceivedReceived14 Jul
ValidatedValidated14 Jul
Consult.Consultation4 Aug
TargetTarget Date25 Aug
DecidedDecided18 Aug

Decided in 35 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Castle View The Rookery Eye Suffolk IP23 7AR. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 1,921 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 2 weeks quicker than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Eye conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Eye. 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 7AR
Application type: Notification: Works to Trees in Con Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Eye

Planning application dates

Date validated: 14 July 2023
Consultation expiry: 4 August 2023
Consultation start: 14 July 2023
Consultation end: 4 August 2023
Last date for comments: 4 August 2023
Target decision date: 25 August 2023
Permission expires: 18 August 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12309479
Documents: 4
Constraints: 4

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Eye
Listed building: Grade II: Rookery HouseOn or next to this site
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.

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6 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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