Fernside Finningham Road Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3BQ
Approved on 17 October 2025
Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce crown of 2 No. Beech (T3 and T4) by 30%.
- Received
- 18 September 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Babergh District Council
- Ward
- Walsham-le-Willows
- ReceivedReceived18 Sep
- ValidatedValidated18 Sep
- Consult.Consultation9 Oct
- TargetTarget Date30 Oct
- DecidedDecided17 Oct
Decided in 29 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at Fernside Finningham Road Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3BQ. 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 Walsham le Willows conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 79 applications across Walsham-le-Willows. We hold 1,715 applications in total for the IP31 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
- IP31 3BQ
- Application type
- Notification: Works to Trees in Con Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Walsham Le Willows
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 September 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 9 October 2025
- Consultation start
- 18 September 2025
- Consultation end
- 9 October 2025
- Last date for comments
- 9 October 2025
- Target decision date
- 30 October 2025
- Permission expires
- 17 October 2027
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14342944
- Documents
- 4
- Constraints
- 3
Site 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.
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
10 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202010 Nov
Notification for works to trees in a Conservation Area - 1no Willow - Reduce by 50% 2no Beech - Reduce by up…
ApprovedNotification: Works to Trees in Con AreaDC/20/05031 - 201724 Oct
Tree in a Conservation Area Notification - Removal of 1 No. Robinia Tree
ApprovedNotification: Works to Trees in Con AreaDC/17/05360 - 20176 Sep
Householder Planning Application - Erection of replacement fencing to the east and the south and replacement…
ApprovedHouseholderDC/17/04560 - 201717 Jul
Application for Listed Building Consent - Erection of replacement fencing to the east and the south and…
ApprovedListed building consentDC/17/03642 - 201626 Feb
Replacement of rear conservatory with traditional oak framed conservatory. Retention of existing plinth.
ApprovedListed building consent1035/16 - 201629 Jan
Willow (T1) - Pollard tree at main forks - because: tree has previously been heavily pruned/topped and now…
ApprovedNotification: Works to Trees in Con Area0425/16 - 20134 Jun
Extremely overgrown pear tree not covered by a TPO. Application to remove the tree which no longer flowers or…
ApprovedNotification: Works to Trees in Con Area1614/13 - 20134 Feb
Pollard Willow to 20 Feet. Pollard poorly formed Alder. Take two poorly formed boughs off Sycamore.
ApprovedNotification: Works to Trees in Con Area0338/13 - 20117 Feb
Fell fir tree
ApprovedNotification: Works to Trees in Con Area0420/11 - 20117 Feb
Erection of single-storey extension to existing double garage to create guest accommodation/home office
ApprovedFull Planning Application0551/11
Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk
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