Planning application
Fox Hall The Croft Bures St Mary Bures Suffolk CO8 5JB
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1 No. Beech (T1), Prune 2 No. Silver Birch (T2 and T5) , Fell 2 No. Silver Birch (T3 and T4), Prune 1 No. Cherry Blossom (T6) and 1 No. Tibetan cherry (T7) and thinning out of trees.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/04036
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/04036
- Type
- Notification: Works to Trees in Con Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 16 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 17 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Bures St Mary & Nayland
- Parish
- Bures St Mary
- Postcode
- CO8 5JB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/00312 Granted
Fox Hall The Croft Bures St Mary Bures Suffolk CO8 5JB
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - (T1) Silver Birch in front garden 12m tall within 6m of house - reduce to 6m. (T2) Ash in rear garden 8m high within 5m of house - reduce to 5m. (T3, T4, T5) 4 no. Silver Birch in rear garden overhanging public path on side of garden- reduce overhang to ensure no injury to persons or vehicles. On North West boundary. (T6) Maple - reduce overhang over drive/path on South East boundary.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Sep 2026
Received by Babergh
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17 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 November 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 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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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 30 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
Within 0.3 miles
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Fox Hall The Croft Bures St Mary Bures Suffolk CO8 5JB
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - (T1) Silver Birch in front garden 12m tall within 6m of house - reduce to 6m. (T2) Ash in rear garden 8m high within 5m of house - reduce to 5m. (T3, T4, T5) 4 no. Silver Birch in rear garden overhanging public path on side of garden- reduce overhang to ensure no injury to persons or vehicles. On North West boundary. (T6) Maple - reduce overhang over drive/path on South East boundary.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Fox Hall The Croft Bures St Mary Bures Suffolk CO8 5JB
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - (T1) Silver Birch in front garden 12m tall within 6m of house - reduce to 6m. (T2) Ash in rear garden 8m high within 5m of house - reduce to 5m. (T3, T4, T5) 4 no. Silver Birch in rear garden overhanging public path on side of garden- reduce overhang to ensure no injury to persons or vehicles. On North West boundary. (T6) Maple - reduce overhang over drive/path on South East boundary.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
2 Oxford Villas The Croft Bures St Mary Bures Suffolk CO8 5JD
Householder Application - Erection of a Single storey rear and side kitchen extension.
Granted Householder Extension 13 docsSmall domestic -
2 Oxford Villas The Croft Bures St Mary Bures Suffolk CO8 5JD
Householder Application - Erection of a Single storey rear and side kitchen extension.
Granted Householder Extension 13 docsSmall domestic -
Sunlea The Croft Bures St Mary Bures Suffolk CO8 5JB
Householder Application - Proposed double bay Cartlodge.
Refused Householder 15 docsDomestic -
Sunlea The Croft Bures St Mary Bures Suffolk CO8 5JB
Householder Application - Proposed double bay Cartlodge.
Refused Householder 15 docsDomestic
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