School Lane Fressingfield Suffolk IP21 5RU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for Works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order - Removal of T001 Ash with clear amenity and ecological value, but it now stands in a compromised structural state within a newly built residential environment. The stem is substantially hollow, leaving an estimated 41% of original holding wood with a t/R ratio of around 0.23. The RPA has been disturbed by drainage installation (by others) and other works, with probable loss of a significant proportion of roots in one quadrant. The crown has been heavily raised, and new dwellings and gardens lie within fall distance. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 30 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026
Documents 9
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 6
Other documents 1
Site constraints 3
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Important details
- Council
- Babergh Mid Suffolk
- Application type
- Tree Preservation Order - Works Related
- Postcode
- IP21 5RU
- Received
- 10 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 10 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Fressingfield
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 4 Feb 2026
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 30 Jan 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- RM Architectural Ltd t/a Roberts Molloy
How this decision compares
Decided in 51 days from validation, 22 days slower than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 29 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 1% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Babergh Mid Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. Babergh Mid Suffolk decision record →
Public comments
75% object · above the UK average of 74%
Last counted 2 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14553830
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14553830
- Consultation
- 10 Dec 2025
- Comments by
- 31 Dec 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 4 Feb 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Babergh Mid Suffolk is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #56 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).
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