3 Old Orchard Mendlesham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5TY

1. 21 Sep 2026

   Received by Mid Suffolk

2. 22 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 16 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Mid Suffolk took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Mid Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Mid Suffolk decided tree works applications in a median of 30 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• Keepers Cottage Old Station Road Mendlesham

  1465/17 Submitted 12 Apr 2017 50 yards away

  Erection of a garden shed, Infill to carport sides and new double doors to carport frontage.

  Granted Full applications Extension 12 docs
  Small domestic

• Keepers Cottage Old Station Road Mendlesham

  1465/17 Submitted 12 Apr 2017 50 yards away

  Erection of a garden shed, Infill to carport sides and new double doors to carport frontage.

  Granted Full applications Extension 12 docs
  Small domestic

• Fleece Cottages Front Street Mendlesham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5RX

  DC/26/00555 Submitted 10 Feb 2026 100 yards away

  Application for works to tree/s in a Conservation Area - Rear Garden - Ash T2 (12M high, 400mm dia.) - Reduce and raise canopy on side overhanging Keepers Cottage by up to 2 metres to give a clearance of minimum 2 metres from the property. Balance remainder of raised canopy as required. Norway Maple T3 (12M high, 300mm dia.) - Reduce south side of crown overhanging Old Telephone Exchange by up to 2 metres (not top) and to clear building by minimum of 2 metres. Field Maple T1 (9M high, 350mm dia.) - Reduce the crown of the tree by up to 3 metres and back to the most recent points of reduction.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Fleece Cottages Front Street Mendlesham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5RX

  DC/26/00555 Submitted 10 Feb 2026 100 yards away

  Application for works to tree/s in a Conservation Area - Rear Garden - Ash T2 (12M high, 400mm dia.) - Reduce and raise canopy on side overhanging Keepers Cottage by up to 2 metres to give a clearance of minimum 2 metres from the property. Balance remainder of raised canopy as required. Norway Maple T3 (12M high, 300mm dia.) - Reduce south side of crown overhanging Old Telephone Exchange by up to 2 metres (not top) and to clear building by minimum of 2 metres. Field Maple T1 (9M high, 350mm dia.) - Reduce the crown of the tree by up to 3 metres and back to the most recent points of reduction.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 19 Front Street Mendlesham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5RX

  DC/26/02867 Submitted 6 Jul 2026 100 yards away

  Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Larch (T1) Removal back to a near vertical of the 6 ft overhang at the top of the tree.

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• 19 Front Street Mendlesham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5RX

  DC/26/02867 Submitted 6 Jul 2026 100 yards away

  Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Larch (T1) Removal back to a near vertical of the 6 ft overhang at the top of the tree.

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• DC/26/04378 Awaiting decision

  Folly House The Folly Haughley Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 3NS

  Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce crown of 1 No. Robinia Pseudoacaia (T1) by reducing selected over extended, end weighted branches by approximately 2 meters to appropriate growth points. Canopy raise by approximately 4-5 meters only on the folly house garden side. Reduce 1 No. Pear (T2) by 3m

  Received 8 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Trees
• DC/26/04348 Awaiting decision

  5 Old Rectory Gardens Occold Eye Suffolk IP23 7PD

  Application for Works to Trees Subject to Tree Preservation Order MS11/A1 - T1 Lime tree to re-reduce back to previous growth points. T2 and T3 Lime trees to be reduced by approximately 30 per cent as too big for area.

  Received 7 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Trees
• DC/26/04347 Awaiting decision

  29A Castle Street Eye Suffolk IP23 7AW

  Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce 1 No. Acacia (T1) approximately 50%. Remove leaning stem from 1 No. Acacia (T2)

  Received 7 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Trees
• DC/26/04301 Awaiting decision

  3 Cedars Close Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3QS

  Application for Works to Trees in a Conservation Area MS84/A1 - Reduce the canopy of 1 No. Oak (T1) by around 3-4 meter. Pollard 1 No. Ash (T2)

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Trees
• DC/26/04291 Awaiting decision

  22 Priory Lane Debenham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6QD

  Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce crown of 1 No. Horse Chestnut to 4.5m

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Trees