Planning application
4 Lime Tree Close Needham Market Suffolk IP6 8TE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order MS182/T1 - Reduce crown volume of 1 No Walnut (T1) by up to 30%
As published by the council, reference DC/26/01280
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/01280
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - Works Related
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 25 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 25 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 24 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Needham Market
- Parish
- Needham Market
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP6 8TE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Mar 2026
Received by Babergh
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24 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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9 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
The Earthwood Tree Co. Agent, a tree-works contractor
4 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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4 documents on file for this application
- WORKS TO TPO - GRANT
- NEEDHAM MARKET TOWN COUNCIL COMMENTS
- APPLICATION FORM
- TREE PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Babergh granted permission on 24 April 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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