1 Matthews Close Stratford St Mary Colchester Suffolk CO7 6LH
Approved on 25 July 2025
Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Notification of works to trees within a conservation area - T1 - Weeping Willow - 30% reduction (up to 4m), G2 - Deodar Cedar, Monterey Cypress & Pine - Crown lift by up to 3m,T3 - Monterey Cypress - Crown lift by up to 3m,G4 - 3x Monterey Cypress - reduce top by up to 8m and shape sides in,T5 - Monterey Cypress - fell, T6 - Lawsons Cypress - reduce by up to 8m and trim sides in
- Received
- 30 June 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Babergh District Council
- Ward
- Brett Vale
- ReceivedReceived30 Jun
- ValidatedValidated1 Jul
- Consult.Consultation23 Jul
- TargetTarget Date12 Aug
- DecidedDecided25 Jul
Decided in 24 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at 1 Matthews Close Stratford St Mary Colchester Suffolk CO7 6LH. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 1,921 applications of this type. This one was decided in 25 days, 3 weeks quicker than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Stratford St Mary conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 70 applications across Brett Vale. We hold 2,584 applications in total for the CO7 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
- CO7 6LH
- Application type
- Notification: Works to Trees in Con Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Stratford St Mary
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 July 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 23 July 2025
- Consultation start
- 2 July 2025
- Consultation end
- 23 July 2025
- Last date for comments
- 23 July 2025
- Target decision date
- 12 August 2025
- Permission expires
- 25 July 2027
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Dedham vale tree surgery
- Agent address
- 35 dedham meade Dedham CO76EU
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Listed building: Grade II: Milepost Approximately 50 Metres South of Corner HouseOn or next to this site
- National Landscape (AONB): Dedham Vale
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, conservation 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, 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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