Planning application
Oak Tree House Spong Lane Elmswell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9DX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification of works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order MS318/T2 - Remove major deadwood from 1 No. Oak (T1) and raise branches to height of 10ft and also cut back branches closest to the house by 2 metres. Reshape remainder of tree by reducing it back by 2 metres
As published by the council, reference DC/26/02981
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/02981
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - Works Related
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 13 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 7 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Elmswell & Woolpit
- Parish
- Elmswell
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP30 9DX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jul 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Granted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- WORKS TO TPO - GRANT
- ELMSWELL PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE
- APPLICATION FORM
- TREE PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Mid Suffolk granted permission on 7 August 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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