54 St Catherines Road Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9JU
Approved on 27 August 2026
Council decision: Raise No Objection
Proposal
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - (T1) Sycamore Fell the tree to as near ground level as reasonably practicable. Process and chip the resulting timber and branches where appropriate, removing all arisings from site. Treat the remaining stump using an appropriate herbicide application, such as EcoPlugs, to prevent regrowth. Reason for works: The tree has outgrown its available growing space and is considered unsuitable for its location. Visible signs of decay are also present within the canopy, raising concerns regarding its long-term condition and structural integrity. Removal is therefore recommended to prevent further deterioration and reduce the risk of future branch or tree failure.
- Received
- 22 July 2026
- Council
- Babergh District Council
- Ward
- Long Melford
- Agent
- Blake Tree Care Limited
- ReceivedReceived22 Jul
- ValidatedValidated23 Jul
- Consult.Consultation18 Aug
- TargetTarget Date3 Sep
- DecidedDecided27 Aug
Decided in 35 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at 54 St Catherines Road Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9JU. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 1,921 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days, 13 days quicker than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Long Melford conservation area, with 1 listed building 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 9JU
- Application type
- Notification: Works to Trees in Con Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Long Melford
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 July 2026
- Consultation start
- 28 July 2026
- Consultation end
- 18 August 2026
- Last date for comments
- 18 August 2026
- Target decision date
- 3 September 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Blake Tree Care Limited
- Agent address
- Blake Tree Care Limited Orchard Lodge Dowling Road Mount Bures Bures CO8 5AY
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 (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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