Planning application
Maples The Spinney Hall Street Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9JS
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for Works to Trees Subject to a Tree Preservation Order - BT376/T4 T4 Horse Chestnut - to reduce the tree by approximately 25%, climbed inspection and remove major dead wood. The main amount of reduction is to reduce the overhang to the adjacent buildings and public footpath. The tree is suppressed by x2 very large Lime trees, and it is heavily weighted and unbalanced towards the south aspect over the adjacent buildings and foot path. So, the -25% is on this side. Reasoning: There is a cavity at the base and potential basal decay. The crown is unbalanced and heavily weighted to the south. This will re-balance the tree and increase the safety of the tree.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/00340
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/00340
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - Works Related
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 28 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 27 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Long Melford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CO10 9JS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jan 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
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30 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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9 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Suffolk Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Sudbury
Active · incorporated 2002 · Sudbury
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4 documents on file for this application
- WORKS TO TPO - GRANT
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- APPLICATION FORM
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Mid Suffolk granted permission on 27 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.
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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