Highfield The Street Barnby Beccles Suffolk NR34 7QB
Approved on 23 September 2025
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
1no. Group Elms (G1 on submitted plan) - Fell 8 heavily leaning young Elm, reduce remaining by up to 4m 1no. Cedar (T3 on submitted plan) - Remove lowest east limb, remove 2 lowest north limbs, reduce lowest west limb by 2m 1no. Holm Oak (T2 on submitted plan) - Reduce crown by 4-6m 1no. Holly (T4 on submitted plan) - Fell 1no. Group Elm (G2 on submitted plan) - Thin smaller Elms by 30%, Reduce remaining by 4m, remove 1 boundary Elm 1no. Lime (T5 on submitted plan) - Remove epicormic growth and deadwood 2no. Group Elm (G3 & G3.1 on submitted plan) - Remove group of small young Elm Suckers 1no. Cypress (T6 on submitted plan) - Fell 1no. Eucalyptus (T7 on submitted plan) -Pollard at 2m from ground level 1no. Sycamore (T8 on submitted plan) - Raise crown to 3m from ground level, reduce crown by 3m 1no. Beech (T9 on submitted plan) - Reduce the 3 stems by 6m 1no. Lime (T10 on submitted plan) - Reduce height by 6-8m, reduce lateral spread by 2-3m 1no. Horse chestnut (T11 on submitted plan) - Fell 1no. Group Sycamore & Holly (G4 on submitted plan) - Re-hedge to 5-6m from ground level 1no. Group Holly (G5 on submitted plan) - Reduce height by 2m 1no. Lime (T12 on submitted plan) - Pollard at 10m from ground level 1no. Holly (T13 on submitted plan) - Move to another part of the garden away from the house
- Received
- 31 July 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- East Suffolk Council
- Ward
- Beccles And Worlingham
- ReceivedReceived31 Jul
- ValidatedValidated31 Jul
- Consult.Consultation21 Aug
- TargetTarget Date25 Sep
- DecidedDecided23 Sep
Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Highfield The Street Barnby Beccles Suffolk NR34 7QB. East Suffolk has handled 820 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 57 applications across Beccles And Worlingham. We hold 1,406 applications in total for the NR34 postcode area.
99% of trees applications at East Suffolk Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- NR34 7QB
- Application type
- Works to Trees under TPO
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Barnby
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 31 July 2025
- Last date for comments
- 21 August 2025
- Target decision date
- 25 September 2025
- Permission expires
- 23 September 2030
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 4
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (22)
flood storage areas, conservation 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.
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Planning history at this site
7 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20255 Jun
TPO/003/2021 - W1 All works contained within the submitted document - Report of Proposed Works and Site Plan
WithdrawnWorks to Trees under TPODC/25/2222/TPO - 202122 Jun
TPO/003/20211 x Holm Oak - Fell to ground level as the tree leans towards the chapel by approx. 20 degrees…
ApprovedWorks to Trees under TPODC/21/3006/TPO - 202126 May
TPO 003/2021 1 x Oak Crown reduce and shape to give clearance to church roof / property 3 x small Elms - Fell…
WithdrawnWorks to Trees under TPODC/21/2586/TPO - 20218 Feb
TPO 100T1 Holm Oak - Reshape laterals extending over neighbouring property by 2m. Lift lower canopy over the…
ApprovedWorks to Trees under TPODC/21/0590/TPO - 201820 Nov
TPO No. 100 tress identified as per attached plan 1x Holm Oak & Elm (all Elms less that 12" diameter & most…
ApprovedWorks to Trees under TPODC/18/4802/TPO - 201421 Jul
1 x small self seeded Holm Oak - Fell to ground level pushing wall over
ApprovedWorks to Trees under TPODC/14/2344/TPO - 201421 Jan
1 x Birch - reduce and shape to balance
ApprovedWorks to Trees under TPODC/14/0200/TPO
Source: East Suffolk
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