Planning application
Willows House Summer Road Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification of works to trees in a Conservation Area - Remove dead branches from 2 No. Sycamore (1), Fell Sycamores (2), Fell 1 No. Ash (3), Thin out and remove top of 1 No. Blue Cedar (4), Remove deadwood from 1 No. Catalpa (5), Fell 1 No. Ash (6), Remove lower branches from 1 No. Sweet Chestnut (7), Fell 1 No. Leylandii Conifer (8), remove deadwood from 1 No. Oak (9) and Fell 1 No. Sycamore (10). Fell several conifers, remove epicormic growth from several Sycamore and fell several sycamores in area marked misc on tree plan and photographs.
As published by the council, reference DC/25/04690
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/04690
- Type
- Notification: Works to Trees in Con Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 22 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 23 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 21 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Walsham-le-Willows
- Parish
- Walsham Le Willows
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP31 3AH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/25/04000 Granted
Willows House Summer Road Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AH
Notification of works to trees in a Conservation Area - 3 x Conifer on left hand side of the garden, cut the conifers down to ground level.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Oct 2025
Received by Babergh
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23 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 documents on file for this application
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Babergh granted permission on 21 November 2025, 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.
Nearby applications
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Willows House Summer Road Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AH
Notification of works to trees in a Conservation Area - Remove dead branches from 2 No. Sycamore (1), Fell Sycamores (2), Fell 1 No. Ash (3), Thin out and remove top of 1 No. Blue Cedar (4), Remove deadwood from 1 No. Catalpa (5), Fell 1 No. Ash (6), Remove lower branches from 1 No. Sweet Chestnut (7), Fell 1 No. Leylandii Conifer (8), remove deadwood from 1 No. Oak (9) and Fell 1 No. Sycamore (10). Fell several conifers, remove epicormic growth from several Sycamore and fell several sycamores in area marked misc on tree plan and photographs.
Granted Trees 26 docs -
Willows House Summer Road Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AH
Notification of works to trees in a Conservation Area - 3 x Conifer on left hand side of the garden, cut the conifers down to ground level.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Willows House Summer Road Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AH
Notification of works to trees in a Conservation Area - 3 x Conifer on left hand side of the garden, cut the conifers down to ground level.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Hall Farm House Summer Road Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AH
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 2 No. Thuja (T1 and T2), Reduce 1 No. Cedar (T3) by approximately 1/3, Fell 1 No. Cedar (T4) and Fell 1 No. Silver Birch (T5)
Decided Trees 3 docs -
Hall Farm House Summer Road Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AH
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 2 No. Thuja (T1 and T2), Reduce 1 No. Cedar (T3) by approximately 1/3, Fell 1 No. Cedar (T4) and Fell 1 No. Silver Birch (T5)
Decided Trees 3 docs -
Hall Farm House Summer Road Walsham Le Willows IP31 3AH
T1 - Lime tree: Reduce by 3m from 16m to 13m approximately. T2 - Poplar: Remove over extended limb over garden. T3 - Cherry: reduce crown from 10m to 8m. T4 - Cherry: Dying back heavily. Fell & remove.
Granted Trees 3 docs
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