Planning application
Old Farmhouse The Green Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Weeping Willow (marked on plan) crown lift by 5.5 metres
As published by the council, reference DC/25/1761/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/1761/TCA
- Type
- Works to trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- No objections
- Received
- 6 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 6 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 12 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Bardwell
- Parish
- Bardwell
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- IP31 1AW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Nov 2025
Received by West Suffolk
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12 Dec 2025
Decision issued: No objections
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Suffolk granted permission on 12 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.
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