Planning application
Knock O Ronald Church Meadow Gislingham Road Finningham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4JU
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 - T1 Silver Birch - Reduce height by 3 meters and reduce sides by 1-1.5 meters to maintain the shape T2 Silver Birch - Reduce height by 3 meters and reduce sides by 1-1.5 meters to maintain the shape T3 Cherry - Reduce height by 3.5 meters and reduce sides by 1.5 meters to balance the crown T4 Hawthorn - Remove to ground level.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/01578
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/01578
- Type
- Notification: Works to Trees in Con Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 14 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 15 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 15 May 2026
- Ward
- Bacton
- Parish
- Finningham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP14 4JU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 3 applications since 2017: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/17/05462 Granted
Knock O Ronald Church Meadow Gislingham Road Finningham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4JU
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - Fell 1 No. T1 Holly Tree, Crown of 1 No. T2 Cherry Tree, remove overhanging limp of 1 No T3 Thorn Tree, reduce large limb of 1 No. T4 Thorn Tree and fell 1 No. T5 Sycamore Tree.
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DC/17/05156 Granted
Knock O Ronald Church Meadow Gislingham Road Finningham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4JU
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - T1 - Silver Birch, Fell and grind stump. T2/T3/T4 - Silver Birch, reduce the overall crowns by up to 25%
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Apr 2026
Received by Babergh
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15 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 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 15 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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Knock O Ronald Church Meadow Gislingham Road Finningham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4JU
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - Fell 1 No. T1 Holly Tree, Crown of 1 No. T2 Cherry Tree, remove overhanging limp of 1 No T3 Thorn Tree, reduce large limb of 1 No. T4 Thorn Tree and fell 1 No. T5 Sycamore Tree.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
Knock O Ronald Church Meadow Gislingham Road Finningham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4JU
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - T1 - Silver Birch, Fell and grind stump. T2/T3/T4 - Silver Birch, reduce the overall crowns by up to 25%
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Knock O Ronald Church Meadow Gislingham Road Finningham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4JU
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - T1 - Silver Birch, Fell and grind stump. T2/T3/T4 - Silver Birch, reduce the overall crowns by up to 25%
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Knock O Ronald Church Meadow Gislingham Road Finningham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4JU
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - T1 Silver Birch - Reduce height by 3 meters and reduce sides by 1-1.5 meters to maintain the shape T2 Silver Birch - Reduce height by 3 meters and reduce sides by 1-1.5 meters to maintain the shape T3 Cherry - Reduce height by 3.5 meters and reduce sides by 1.5 meters to balance the crown T4 Hawthorn - Remove to ground level.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
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Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - Fell 1 No. T1 Holly Tree, Crown of 1 No. T2 Cherry Tree, remove overhanging limp of 1 No T3 Thorn Tree, reduce large limb of 1 No. T4 Thorn Tree and fell 1 No. T5 Sycamore Tree.
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