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Welham House South Street Risby Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6QU

DC/20/1583/TCAWorks to trees in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 26 October 2020

Council decision: No objectionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Trees in a conservation area - 1no. Ash (T1 on plan) - Overall crown reduction by up to 3 metres to previous pruning points

Received
16 September 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Risby
Agent
Bradnams Tree Services
  1. Received16 Sep
  2. Validated16 Sep
  3. Consult.14 Oct
  4. Target28 Oct
  5. Decided26 Oct

Decided in 40 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Welham House South Street Risby Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6QU. West Suffolk has handled 1,375 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days, 2 weeks quicker than West Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Risby conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 45 applications across Risby. We hold 1,142 applications in total for the IP28 postcode area.

98% of trees applications at West Suffolk Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
IP28 6QU
Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Risby

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 September 2020
Consultation expiry
14 October 2020
Consultation start
23 September 2020
Consultation end
14 October 2020
Neighbour consultation end
14 October 2020
Target decision date
28 October 2020
Permission expires
26 October 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Bradnams Tree Services
Agent address
Poplar Cottage The Street Bradfield Combust Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0LP

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
4
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: RisbyPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

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

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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

11 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    27 Jun

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Leylandii (marked with red circle on plan) fell

    ApprovedWorks to trees in Conservation AreaDC/23/1013/TCA
  2. 2021
    30 Apr

    Non material amendment for DC/20/1729/HH

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentNMA(A)/20/1729
  3. 2020
    8 Oct

    Householder planning application - a. Two bay car port/wood store b. brick enclosure for heat pump c. outdoor…

    ApprovedHouseholderDC/20/1729/HH
  4. 2019
    3 Sep

    Householder Planning Application - (i) detached garden room/office/Gym (ii) detached double garage and (iii)…

    WithdrawnHouseholderDC/19/1824/HH
  5. 2016
    13 Sep

    Householder Planning Application - (i) single storey side extension (following demolition of existing…

    ApprovedHouseholderDC/16/1977/HH
  6. 2014
    18 Feb

    Tree in a Conservation Area Notification - Ash tree - remove one split branch & reduce crown by 25%

    ApprovedWorks to trees in Conservation AreaDC/14/0311/TCA

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