Planning application
The Old Rectory Up Street Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Trees in a conservation notification - 15 yew (marked on plan) and 15 leylandi (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by up to one metre
As published by the council, reference DC/25/1720/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/1720/TCA
- Type
- Works to trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No objections
- Received
- 30 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 31 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 9 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Bardwell
- Parish
- Bardwell
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- IP31 1AA
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Suffolk register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/25/1721/TPO Granted
The Old Rectory Up Street Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AA
TPO 302(1973) tree preservation order - one horse chestnut (marked on plan and within G3 on order) crown lift up to 5.5m above ground level over the road, and up to 3m above ground level elsewhere.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Oct 2025
Received by West Suffolk
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31 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Dec 2025
Decision issued: No objections
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Buildingcontrol: SE/01/1446/R (Building Work Started)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- DELEGATED REPORT
- PARISH COUNCIL COMMENTS
- BEECH HOUSE - COMMENTS
- WORK SPECIFICATION
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Suffolk granted permission on 9 December 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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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The Old Rectory Up Street Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AA
TPO 302(1973) tree preservation order - one horse chestnut (marked on plan and within G3 on order) crown lift up to 5.5m above ground level over the road, and up to 3m above ground level elsewhere.
Granted Trees 7 docs -
Beech Farm The Green Bardwell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1AW
Householder planning application - a. part two storey, part single storey extension b. fenestration alterations and c. remove chimney flue
Withdrawn Householder Extension Windows or glazing 11 docsSmall domestic -
Land At The Green Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AW
TPO 302 (1973) tree preservation order - one Black Poplar (T2 on plan and within G1 on order) remove major dead wood and target prune over-extended branches by two metres to balance remaining crown
Granted Trees 7 docs -
Six Bells The Green Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AW
98% historically approved · decision due ~27 Jul
Trees in a conservation area notification - three white poplar (marked on plan) pollard at seven metres above ground level
Decided Trees 4 docs -
Croft House The Green Bardwell IP31 1AW
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - (i) mixed species (Front Boundary A-B on plan) - reduce in height to measurements shown in attached survey (ii) 1no. Willow (FL1 on plan) reduce height to 5 metres (iii) mixed species (Front Boundary C-D on plan) reduce height of mixed hedge to 3 metres (iv) 1no. apple (BL1 on plan) reduce in height to 5 metres with a 4 metre spread (v) 1no. Beech (BL2 on plan) prune overhanging branches to boundary line (vi) 1no. Pine (BL3 on plan) crown raise to 7 metres above ground level (vii) 1no. Maple (BL4 on plan) reduce to 7 metres in height (viii) mixed species (Back Boundary E-F) reduce to 3 metres from ground level (ix) 1no. Horse Chestnut (BR1 on plan) Thin crown by 15% and (x) 1no. Yew (BR2 on plan) Prune overhanging branches to boundary line.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Land At The Green Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AW
TPO 302(1973) tree preservation order - one Poplar (T1 on plan and within G1 on Order) remove lowest limb which is impacting the overhead power cable and one Poplar (T2 on plan and within G1 on Order) crown raise to remove four lowest limbs which are impacting the overhead power cable
Refused Trees 7 docs
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