Lethrede Hall Lane Risby Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6RS

DC/21/1319/TCAWorks to trees in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 29 July 2021

Council decision: No objectionsDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Trees in a conservation area notification - group of Sycamore (G3331 on plan) fell; mixed group of species (G3338 on plan) reduce in height to 2 metres; group of Leyland cypress (G3341) reduce in height to 3 metres and trim garden face; one Cedar (T3325 on plan) prune to clear building by 1.5 metres; one Sweet Chestnut (T3327 on plan) crown lift to 2.5 metres above ground level; one Leyland cypress (T3328 on plan) crown lift to 3 metres over track; two Leyland cypress (T3329 and T3330 on plan) crown lift to 3 metres over drive; one Sycamore (T3334 on plan) remove basal suckers; two Lawson cypress (T3336 and T3337 on plan) prune to clear building by 1.5 metres

Received: 22 June 2021
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: West Suffolk Council
Ward: Risby
Agent: Waltons Tree Services LTD

ReceivedReceived22 Jun
ValidatedValidated22 Jun
Consult.Consultation16 Jul
TargetTarget Date3 Aug
DecidedDecided29 Jul

Decided in 37 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Lethrede Hall Lane Risby Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6RS. West Suffolk has handled 1,375 applications of this type. This one was decided in 37 days, 3 weeks quicker than West Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Risby conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 45 applications across Risby. We hold 1,144 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 6RS
Application type: Works to trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Risby

Planning application dates

Date validated: 22 June 2021
Consultation expiry: 19 July 2021
Consultation start: 25 June 2021
Consultation end: 16 July 2021
Neighbour consultation end: 19 July 2021
Target decision date: 3 August 2021
Permission expires: 29 July 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent: Waltons Tree Services LTD
Agent address: Waltons Tree Services LTD 12 The Colchester CO6 4LJ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-09967308
Documents: 5
Constraints: 13

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Risby
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.

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