Planning application
Fleece Cottages Front Street Mendlesham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5RX
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 - Rear Garden - Ash T2 (12M high, 400mm dia.) - Reduce and raise canopy on side overhanging Keepers Cottage by up to 2 metres to give a clearance of minimum 2 metres from the property. Balance remainder of raised canopy as required. Norway Maple T3 (12M high, 300mm dia.) - Reduce south side of crown overhanging Old Telephone Exchange by up to 2 metres (not top) and to clear building by minimum of 2 metres. Field Maple T1 (9M high, 350mm dia.) - Reduce the crown of the tree by up to 3 metres and back to the most recent points of reduction.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/00555
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/00555
- Type
- Notification: Works to Trees in Con Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 10 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 11 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 12 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Mendlesham
- Parish
- Mendlesham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP14 5RX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Feb 2026
Received by Babergh
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11 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 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
4 documents on file for this application
- WORKS TO TCA - RAISE NO OBJECTIONS
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- APPLICATION FORM
- FLEECE COTTAGES TREE SURVEY 2026
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Babergh granted permission on 12 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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