Planning application
3 Croft Cottages Sudbury Road Bures St Mary Bures Suffolk CO8 5JN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Fell a Silver Birch tree that has a severe lean towards property, it is likely to be dying and only being supported by Ivy. It is and the bottom of 3, Croft Cottages, close to the foot path. We believe it is a risk to property.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/00447
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/00447
- Type
- Notification: Works to Trees in Con Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 4 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 5 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 6 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Bures St Mary & Nayland
- Parish
- Bures St Mary
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CO8 5JN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Feb 2026
Received by Babergh
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5 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Mar 2026
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
3 documents on file for this application
- WORKS TO TCA - RAISE NO OBJECTIONS
- APPLICATION FORM
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Babergh granted permission on 6 March 2026, 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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