Planning application
Guildhall Cottage The Street Metfield Harleston Suffolk IP20 0LB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification of works to trees in a Conservation Area - T1 - Corkscrew Willow re-pollarded to previously done points - current dimensions 7m x 5 m reduced to 4m x 3m. T2 - small Conifer felled at ground level - current dimensions 3m. T3 - Cherry reduced by 20% to suitable growth points - current dimensions 5m x 4m reduced to 4m x 3.5m.
As published by the council, reference DC/25/04179
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/04179
- Type
- Notification: Works to Trees in Con Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 19 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 22 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 17 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Fressingfield
- Parish
- Metfield
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP20 0LB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Sep 2025
Received by Mid Suffolk
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22 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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9 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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JD Tree Services & Countryside Management Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Diss
Active · incorporated 2022 · Diss
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Mid Suffolk granted permission on 17 October 2025, 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.
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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