Planning application
Ivy Cottage The Street Metfield Harleston Suffolk IP20 0LB
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 - The tree is a Cupressus (often called a Leylandii). The tree is ppx 10-15m in height, The tree has outgrown its position, The tree will be dismantled and removed from the site.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/01546
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/01546
- Type
- Notification: Works to Trees in Con Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 10 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 14 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 8 May 2026
- Ward
- Fressingfield
- Parish
- Metfield
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP20 0LB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Apr 2026
Received by Babergh
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14 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 May 2026
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Babergh granted permission on 8 May 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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