Holy Trinity Church Church Walk Long Melford Suffolk
Approved on 7 August 2026
Council decision: Raise No Objection
Proposal
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - T002 - Pine - ht 15m/7m - To reduce the limbs affecting the property to ensure a 3m clearance is maintained. T022 - Ash - ht 17m/9m - To remove the 2 limbs overhanging the gate due to defect. T023 - Sycamore - ht 17m - To fell due to crown decline. T031 - Maple - ht 15m - To remove major deadwood. T033 - Elm - ht 6m - To fell the dead tree. H001 - Mixed hedge - ht 7m - To reduce back to 2m to reform lapsed hedge sections. W005 - Mixed species - ht 15m - To remove dead trees as required to ensure the footpath is not blocked and obstruction free.
- Received
- 14 July 2026
- Council
- Babergh District Council
- Ward
- Long Melford
- Agent
- Target Trees limited
- ReceivedReceived14 Jul
- ValidatedValidated14 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date25 Aug
- DecidedDecided7 Aug
Decided in 24 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at Holy Trinity Church Church Walk Long Melford Suffolk. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 1,921 applications of this type. This one was decided in 24 days, 4 weeks quicker than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Long Melford conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 85 applications across Long Melford. We hold 3,166 applications in total for the CO10 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
- CO10 9DL
- Application type
- Notification: Works to Trees in Con Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Long Melford
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 14 July 2026
- Target decision date
- 25 August 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Target Trees limited
- Agent address
- 79 Stalham Road Hoveton NR12 8EF
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Long Melford
- 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.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk
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