Meadowbank Needham Road Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 2AN Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/02241 - Tree Preservation Order - Works Related Approved

Proposal

Application for Works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order MS178/T1 - Reduce crown of 1 No. Sycamore by 30%, remove limbs overhanging road, reduce limbs that reach towards house and re shape tree Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 May 2026
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Validated
29 May 2026
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Consultation
29 May 2026
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Approved
29 Jun 2026

Approved on 29 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 2

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 28, Needham Road, Grade II, about 5 m from the postcode pin · 2 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Stowmarket built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £138,000 in August 2001. Detached house, freehold.

28 August 2001£138,000
30 June 1998£117,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Tree Preservation Order - Works Related
Postcode
IP14 2AN
Received
27 May 2026
Validated
29 May 2026
Ward
Combs Ford
Parish
Stowmarket
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Jul 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
29 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 31 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
506decided 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

Consultation
29 May 2026
Comments by
19 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#33 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.