2 Pump Lane Laxfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 8FA

DC/26/00282Notification: Works to Trees in Con AreaApproved

Prior approval

Approved on 26 February 2026

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- Dead Sycamore-Acer pseudoplatanus- Remove to a 2-3m habitat pole to match adjacent monolith. Tree has sooty bark disease and is dead with basal rot. hangers are present in tree. T2- Crab Apple- Malus sylvestris- Reduce away from house by approximately 2m to create 3m of clearance. T3-Yew- Yew-Taxus baccata- Reduce over extended branches away from the corner of the house by approximately 2m. T4- Yew- Taxus baccata- Reduce ofer extended branches away from house by approximately 2m and crown raise drooping branches over driveway by approximately 2m.

Received: 26 January 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1
Council: Babergh District Council
Ward: Stradbroke & Laxfield

ReceivedReceived26 Jan
ValidatedValidated26 Jan
Consult.Consultation18 Feb
TargetTarget Date9 Mar
DecidedDecided26 Feb

Decided in 31 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 2 Pump Lane Laxfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 8FA. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 1,921 applications of this type. This one was decided in 31 days, 3 weeks quicker than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Laxfield conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 71 applications across Stradbroke & Laxfield. We hold 1,031 applications in total for the IP13 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: IP13 8FA
Application type: Notification: Works to Trees in Con Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Laxfield

Planning application dates

Date validated: 26 January 2026
Consultation expiry: 20 February 2026
Consultation start: 28 January 2026
Consultation end: 18 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start: 30 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 20 February 2026
Last date for comments: 20 February 2026
Target decision date: 9 March 2026
Permission expires: 26 February 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent: Grayston Arboriculture
Agent address: Grayston Arboriculture 21, Noyes Avenue Laxfield Woodbridge IP138EB

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14648767
Documents: 11
Constraints: 4

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: LaxfieldPart of the site
Listed building: Grade II: Suffolk HouseOn or next to this site · +1 more
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.

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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