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White Lodge St Edmunds Lane Bures St Mary Bures Suffolk CO8 5JJ

Granted Babergh DC/21/00586 Notification: Works to Trees in Con Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application for works to tree/s in a Conservation Area - Conifers (G1) - Reduce formal hedge by 1.5m Conifers (G2) - Fell multiple conifers to allow Beech hedge to thrive Horse Chestnut - Fell, poor specimen; Judas x2 (T2 & T3) - Fell to stop debris falling in to pool Holly (G3) - reduce height to match existing formal hedge Silver Birch x5 (T4-T5-T6-T7-T8) - reduce in height by 2-3m to suitable growth points, remove deadwood and crown lift to 4m Conifer (T9) - reduce height by 4m to open view Sycamore (G4) - Fell multi-stemmed selfset trees to open view Beech (T10) - Fell. Large basal stem cavity with exposed heartwood. High target occupancy Hawthorn (G5) - remove section of group that has encroached garden. Reduce remaining trees to 3m to create formal boundary hedge.

As published by the council, reference DC/21/00586

Application record

Reference
DC/21/00586
Type
Notification: Works to Trees in Con Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Raise No Objection
Received
31 Jan 2021
Validated
1 Feb 2021
Decided
26 Feb 2021
Ward
Bures St Mary & Nayland
Parish
Bures St Mary
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CO8 5JJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Jan 2021

    Received by Babergh

  2. 1 Feb 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Feb 2021

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  4. 21 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Richard Fordham Tree Surgeons Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Mount Bures

Active · incorporated 2018 · Mount Bures

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Documents

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4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Babergh granted permission on 26 February 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    DC/21/00586 Submitted 31 Jan 2021 50 yards away

    Application for works to tree/s in a Conservation Area - Conifers (G1) - Reduce formal hedge by 1.5m Conifers (G2) - Fell multiple conifers to allow Beech hedge to thrive Horse Chestnut - Fell, poor specimen; Judas x2 (T2 & T3) - Fell to stop debris falling in to pool Holly (G3) - reduce height to match existing formal hedge Silver Birch x5 (T4-T5-T6-T7-T8) - reduce in height by 2-3m to suitable growth points, remove deadwood and crown lift to 4m Conifer (T9) - reduce height by 4m to open view Sycamore (G4) - Fell multi-stemmed selfset trees to open view Beech (T10) - Fell. Large basal stem cavity with exposed heartwood. High target occupancy Hawthorn (G5) - remove section of group that has encroached garden. Reduce remaining trees to 3m to create formal boundary hedge.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • Cemetery Cuckoo Hill Bures St Mary Suffolk

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