Planning application
Ash Hill House The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8EB
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 - Reduce 1 No. Conifer (T1) to previously reduced height
As published by the council, reference DC/26/04162
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/04162
- Type
- Notification: Works to Trees in Con Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 24 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 24 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Gislingham
- Parish
- Mellis
- Postcode
- IP23 8EB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Sep 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
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25 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM
- TREE PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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.
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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DC/26/04348 Awaiting decision
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DC/26/04347 Awaiting decision
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DC/26/04301 Awaiting decision
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