Planning application
Churchyard St Marys Church Church Street Woodbridge Suffolk
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Non Material Amendment of DC/23/1695/FUL - Movement of church wall & piers to rebuild further into churchyard at St Mary's Church, Woodbridge. Includes rehanging of metal gates - To include removal of a very shallow tree root from the adjacent mature Plane tree to enable the construction of the new piers. Details are provided in the Root Morphology Investigation 2025 Ref 6234 and the Arboricultural Method Statement & Tree Protection Plan ref 12174
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0095/AME
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0095/AME
- Type
- Non-material Amendment
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 12 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 26 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Woodbridge
- Parish
- Woodbridge
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jan 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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29 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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9 Aug 2026
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Richard Vest Architectural Design LTD Agent, an architecture practice registered in Braintree
Active · incorporated 2011 · Braintree
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East Suffolk granted permission on 26 February 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.
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