St Mary's House Earsham Street Bungay Suffolk NR35 1AQ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1227/TCA - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

1no. Magnolia (marked on submitted plan) - Prune overhanging branches back to the boundary with St Mary's House Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
29 Mar 2026
Validated
30 Mar 2026
Approved
7 May 2026

Approved on 7 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Bungay 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Bungay built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, 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 11 September 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

Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
NR35 1AQ
Received
29 Mar 2026
Validated
30 Mar 2026
Ward
Bungay And Wainford
Parish
Bungay
Case officer
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Target decision
11 May 2026
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
7 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, about the council's usual 40 days. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
235decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
East Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#129 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

East Suffolk ranks #183 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
East Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #81 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #76 of 296
60%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #183 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #162 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
212 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
139 decided
1,965
Total decisions
158 refused in the year to March 2026