Planning application
Polstead Mill Mill Lane Polstead Colchester Suffolk CO6 5AB
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - I am applying for permission to re-pollard the willow tree labelled as T1 in the document provided, back to its previous points.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/03334
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/03334
- Type
- Notification: Works to Trees in Con Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Brett Vale
- Parish
- Polstead
- Postcode
- CO6 5AB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2017: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/17/05564 Granted
Polstead Mill Mill Lane Polstead Colchester Suffolk CO6 5AB
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - Fell 1 No. Sycamore Tree
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by Babergh
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5 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Babergh took a median of 48 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor
2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Babergh for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Babergh decided tree works applications in a median of 29 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
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Polstead Mill Mill Lane Polstead Colchester Suffolk CO6 5AB
99% historically approved · decision due ~30 Sep
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - I am applying for permission to re-pollard the willow tree labelled as T1 in the document provided, back to its previous points.
Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs -
Polstead Mill Mill Lane Polstead Colchester Suffolk CO6 5AB
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - Fell 1 No. Sycamore Tree
Granted Trees 2 docs -
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Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - Fell 1 No. Sycamore Tree
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In Babergh
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DC/26/03770 Awaiting decision
Charltons Quaker Lane Beyton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9AN
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 5 No. Conifer (T1-T5)
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DC/26/03765 Awaiting decision
Pin Mill Close And Woolverstone Close Pinewood Ipswich Suffolk IP2 9RU
Application for works to Trees Subject to Tree Preservation Order ES101/W1 - Prune back upper side branches of 2 No. Ash (G1) by 3 metres, Crown lift 1 No. group of Oak and Sycamore (G2) by 2 metres. Reduce crown of No. Field Maple (T1) by 3 metres. Prune back tall high side branches of 5 No. Oak (G3) by 3 metres
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DC/26/03782 Awaiting decision
17 Cross Street Hoxne Eye Suffolk IP21 5AJ
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Hazel tree reduction to allow for rejuvenation and prevent root ball splitting.
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DC/26/03759 Awaiting decision
Rosemary The Street Metfield Harleston Suffolk IP20 0LB
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1 No. Hornbeam (T1)
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DC/26/03725 Awaiting decision
The Hall Hall Road Lavenham Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9QX
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - 2 x Black Poplar (T1 and T2 on sketch plan) - overall crown reduction by 5 metres