St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AH Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/1367/TCA - Works to trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Trees in a conservation area notification - one cherry (T1 on plan) removal of lowest secondary branch on south aspect, one holly (T15 on plan) crown lift up to 2.5 metres above ground level and removal of secondary branches, one yew (T16 on plan) crown lift to 2 metres above ground level, one yew (T27 on plan) crown lift to 0.5 metres above ground level, lateral crown reduction on eastern aspect by 1 metre and lateral crown reduction on south western aspect by up to 1 metre, one chestnut (T39 on plan) crown lift to 2 metres above ground level Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2025
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Validated
2 Sept 2025
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Consultation
2 Sept 2025
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Approved
7 Oct 2025

Approved on 7 Oct 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 7 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Officer Report · 7 Oct 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF SPECIFICATION OF PROPOSED WORKS Supporting Documents · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPHS AND PROPOSED WORKS Supporting Documents · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF SPECIFICATION OF PROPOSED WORKS Supporting Documents · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade I listed: Church of Ss Peter and Paul
List entry 1376891 · 4 m away · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Bardwell conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Public footpath 11 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Priority habitat 5 m away: Good quality semi improved grassland; Inside the Bardwell built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
West Suffolk
Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
IP31 1AH
Received
1 Sept 2025
Validated
2 Sept 2025
Ward
Bardwell
Parish
Bardwell
Target decision
14 Oct 2025
Decision
No objections
Decision date
7 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 5 days faster than West Suffolk's median of 40 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
591decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by West Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. West Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

16 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14294185
Planning Portal ref
PP-14294185
Consultation
2 Sept 2025
Comments by
24 Sept 2025
Statutory expiry
14 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Yew and one Elderberry (A on plan) remove
DC/24/1027/TCA
2024 Approved
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Yew and one Elderberry (A on plan) remove
DC/24/1027/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Withdrawn
Church Cottage Church Road Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AH
Trees in a conservation area notification - two ash trees (as indicated on plan) reduce a…
DC/25/0884/TCA
2025 Withdrawn
Church Cottage Church Road Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AH
Trees in a conservation area notification - two ash trees (as indicated on plan) reduce a…
DC/25/0884/TCA
2023 Approved
St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell Suffolk
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Apple (T31 on plan) one Ornamental plum (…
DC/23/1057/TCA
2023 Approved
St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell Suffolk
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Apple (T31 on plan) one Ornamental plum (…
DC/23/1057/TCA
2022 Withdrawn
St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell Suffolk
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Yew (T50 on plan) fell
DC/22/0454/TCA
2022 Withdrawn
St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell Suffolk
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Yew (T50 on plan) fell
DC/22/0454/TCA
2021 Approved
St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell Suffolk
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Elder (T3 on plan) fell; one Poplar (T7 o…
DC/21/1587/TCA
2021 Approved
St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell Suffolk
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Elder (T3 on plan) fell; one Poplar (T7 o…
DC/21/1587/TCA
2021 Approved
13 Church Road Bardwell IP31 1AH
Householder planning application - single storey side and rear extension
DC/21/0980/HH
2021 Approved
13 Church Road Bardwell IP31 1AH
Householder planning application - single storey side and rear extension
DC/21/0980/HH
2021 Approved
St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell IP31 1AH
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cypress (T22 on plan) remove branch at 90…
DC/21/0153/TCA
2021 Approved
St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell IP31 1AH
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cypress (T22 on plan) remove branch at 90…
DC/21/0153/TCA
2020 Approved
St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell IP31 1AH
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - (i) 1no. Purple Plum (T10A on plan) raise low…
DC/20/1248/TCA
2020 Approved
St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell IP31 1AH
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - (i) 1no. Purple Plum (T10A on plan) raise low…
DC/20/1248/TCA
2020 Approved
Bell Cottage Church Road Bardwell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1AH
Application for Listed Building Consent - (i) Extension of chimney (ii) replacement of wi…
DC/20/0731/LB
2020 Approved
Bell Cottage Church Road Bardwell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1AH
Application for Listed Building Consent - (i) Extension of chimney (ii) replacement of wi…
DC/20/0731/LB
2020 Approved
St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell IP31 1AH
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - (i) 1no. Yew (T44 on plan) reduce height by u…
DC/20/0860/TCA
2020 Approved
St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell IP31 1AH
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - (i) 1no. Yew (T44 on plan) reduce height by u…
DC/20/0860/TCA
2020 Approved
St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell IP31 1AH
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - (i) 1no. Sycamore (T1 on plan) - pollard (ii)…
DC/20/0512/TCA
2020 Approved
St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell IP31 1AH
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - (i) 1no. Sycamore (T1 on plan) - pollard (ii)…
DC/20/0512/TCA
2019 Approved
1 Chalet Cottages Church Road Bardwell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1AH
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - 2no. (i) Yew (T001 on plan) crown reduction o…
DC/19/2247/TCA
2019 Approved
1 Chalet Cottages Church Road Bardwell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1AH
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - 2no. (i) Yew (T001 on plan) crown reduction o…
DC/19/2247/TCA
2017 Approved
St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell IP31 1AH
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - (i) 1no. Yew (T33 on plan) crown lift to 4 me…
DC/17/0460/TCA
2017 Approved
St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell IP31 1AH
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - (i) 1no. Yew (T33 on plan) crown lift to 4 me…
DC/17/0460/TCA
2021 Approved
13 Church Road Bardwell IP31 1AH
Non material amendment to DC/21/0980/HH - to increase the side / rear extension by 300mm…
NMA(A)/21/0980
West Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#186 of 296 councils
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Other decisions

West Suffolk is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #208 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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West Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #104 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #95 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #208 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #204 of 296
64%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
51 decided
1,018
Total decisions
91 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings