Mead Cottage The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8DR Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/02137 - Notification Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Reduce 1 No. Conifer (T1) back to boundary, Fell 1 No. Hawthorne (T2), lightly reduce 1 No. Cherry (T3) and reduce 1 No. Cherry (T4) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 May 2026
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Consultation
20 May 2026
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Approved
19 Jun 2026

Approved on 19 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF WORKS TO TCA - RAISE NO OBJECTIONS Decision · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 20 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

IMG PHOTO Photo · 20 May 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTO Photo · 20 May 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTO Photo · 20 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Elm Tree Farmhouse, Grade II*, about 1 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Show all 4 with distances
Historic England ↗
Mellis 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National infrastructure project about 826 m away: Norwich to Tilbury
The site is about 826 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, examination closed, recommendation due. Also within 2 km: Progress Power Station (decided, about 967 m); EcoPower Suffolk Solar (at pre-application, about 97 m); Suffolk Water Recycling Transfer and Storage (at pre-application, about 192 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Priority habitat about 4 m away: Good quality semi improved grassland; Inside the Mellis built-up area; Open access land about 24 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; 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 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application type
Notification
Postcode
IP23 8DR
Received
20 May 2026
Validated
20 May 2026
Ward
Gislingham
Parish
Mellis
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Jul 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
19 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Nick Bobby Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, about the council's usual 29 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
371decided in the last year

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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14946626
Planning Portal ref
PP-14946626
Consultation
20 May 2026
Comments by
10 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2018 Approved
Application for Listed Building Consent - Demolition of rendered masonry extension and re…
DC/18/04537
2018 Approved
Application for Listed Building Consent - Demolition of rendered masonry extension and re…
DC/18/04537
2017 Approved
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - Re-pollard to previous pruning points 1 no. H…
DC/17/04327
2017 Approved
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - Re-pollard to previous pruning points 1 no. H…
DC/17/04327
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Elm Tree Stables Thrandeston Road Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8DR
Application for works to a tree in a Conservation Area - Fell 1No Sycamore tree as too bi…
DC/24/05112
2024 Approved
Elm Tree Stables Thrandeston Road Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8DR
Application for works to a tree in a Conservation Area - Fell 1No Sycamore tree as too bi…
DC/24/05112
2023 Approved
Ostlers Barn Thrandeston Road Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8DR
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Prune back 1No Mature Oak to prev…
DC/23/03835
2023 Approved
Ostlers Barn Thrandeston Road Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8DR
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Prune back 1No Mature Oak to prev…
DC/23/03835
2019 Approved
The Glebe Thrandeston Road Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8DR
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - T1 & T2 (Ash Trees) - Remove.
DC/19/02661
2019 Approved
The Glebe Thrandeston Road Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8DR
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - T1 & T2 (Ash Trees) - Remove.
DC/19/02661
2019 Approved
Elm Tree Stables Thrandeston Road Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8DR
Discharge of Conditions Application for 1971/15 - Condition 3 (Landscape Protection)
DC/19/01128
2019 Approved
Elm Tree Stables Thrandeston Road Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8DR
Discharge of Conditions Application for 1971/15 - Condition 3 (Landscape Protection)
DC/19/01128
2017 Approved
Mead Cottage The Common Mellis IP23 8DR
Demolition of existing conservatory structure to rear elevation. Removal of roof and gabl…
0947/17
2017 Approved
Mead Cottage The Common Mellis IP23 8DR
Demolition of existing conservatory structure to rear elevation. Removal of roof and gabl…
0946/17
2017 Approved
Mead Cottage The Common Mellis IP23 8DR
Demolition of existing conservatory structure to rear elevation. Removal of roof and gabl…
0947/17
2017 Approved
Mead Cottage The Common Mellis IP23 8DR
Demolition of existing conservatory structure to rear elevation. Removal of roof and gabl…
0946/17
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#33 of 296 councils
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Householder decisions

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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for householder decisions
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Babergh Mid Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #124 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #68 of 296
77%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #56 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #83 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
160 decided (1-9 homes)
73%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
40 decided
882
Total decisions
99 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings