Glebe House School Road Risby Suffolk IP28 6RQ

DC/26/0540/TCAWorks to trees in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 12 May 2026

Council decision: No objectionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Trees in a conservation area notification - one horse chestnut (marked T2 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres, one prunus (marked T3 on plan) reduce height by two metres and reduce lateral spread by one metre

Received: 1 April 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: West Suffolk Council
Ward: Risby
Agent: SP Landscapes & Tree Contractors LTD

ReceivedReceived1 Apr
ValidatedValidated1 Apr
Consult.Consultation25 Apr
TargetTarget Date13 May
DecidedDecided12 May

Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Glebe House School Road Risby Suffolk IP28 6RQ. West Suffolk has handled 1,375 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 2 weeks quicker than West Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Risby conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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 6RQ
Application type: Works to trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Risby

Planning application dates

Date validated: 1 April 2026
Consultation expiry: 25 April 2026
Consultation start: 2 April 2026
Consultation end: 25 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 25 April 2026
Target decision date: 13 May 2026
Permission expires: 12 May 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent: SP Landscapes & Tree Contractors LTD
Agent address: SP Landscapes & Tree Contractors LTD Arboracre Elms Road Red Lodge Bury St. Edmunds IP28 8TD

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14828446
Documents: 10
Constraints: 11

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Risby
Listed building: Grade I: Church of St GilesOn or next to this 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 (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.

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ApprovedWorks to trees in Conservation AreaFiled alongsideDC/26/0541/TCA

Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: West Suffolk

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