Sideways The Street Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AZ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/05284 - Notification Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

notification of works to trees in a Conseration Area - Acer tree in middle of garden. In need of crowning and pruning to reduce height of tree Yew tree close to house. In need of branches removed from side so they are not rubbing the roof Tortured willow in drive is damaging drive and boundary wall so in need of sufficient pollarding to controll growth. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Dec 2025
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Validated
3 Dec 2025
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Consultation
3 Dec 2025
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Approved
8 Jan 2026

Approved on 8 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF WORKS TO TCA - RAISE NO OBJECTIONS Decision · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG TREE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 2 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 2 Dec 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF WALSHAM LE WILLOWS PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: Sideways
List entry 1284614 · 0 m away · 10 more listed buildings within 150 m (10 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 ↗
Walsham le Willows 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.
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Also on the record
Inside the Walsham le Willows 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
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application type
Notification
Postcode
IP31 3AZ
Received
2 Dec 2025
Validated
3 Dec 2025
Ward
Walsham-le-Willows
Parish
Walsham Le Willows
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Jan 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
8 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 7 days slower than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 29 for tree and landscaping works. 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14533122
Planning Portal ref
PP-14533122
Consultation
3 Dec 2025
Comments by
24 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
14 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
2 Avenue Cottages The Street Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AZ
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2025 Approved
2 Avenue Cottages The Street Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AZ
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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DC/24/00034
2024 Approved
2 Avenue Cottages The Street Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AZ
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2024
Linton House The Street Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AZ
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2024
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2023 Approved
2 Avenue Cottages The Street Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AZ
Application for works to trees within a Conservation Area - Reduce 4no Mature Lime trees…
DC/23/01328
2023 Approved
2 Avenue Cottages The Street Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AZ
Application for works to trees within a Conservation Area - Reduce 4no Mature Lime trees…
DC/23/01328
2023 Approved
The Chestnuts The Street Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AZ
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Re-Pollard 1No. Horse Chestnut (T…
DC/23/00046
2023 Approved
The Chestnuts The Street Walsham Le Willows Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3AZ
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Re-Pollard 1No. Horse Chestnut (T…
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2021 Refused
Linton House The Street Walsham Le Willows Suffolk IP31 3AZ
Planning Application - Change of use from class E (commercial, business, service) to clas…
DC/21/04498
2021 Refused
Linton House The Street Walsham Le Willows Suffolk IP31 3AZ
Planning Application - Change of use from class E (commercial, business, service) to clas…
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2021 Approved
Coopers The Street Walsham Le Willows Suffolk IP31 3AZ
Notification for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Removal of 1no Yew Bush
DC/21/04820
2021 Approved
Coopers The Street Walsham Le Willows Suffolk IP31 3AZ
Notification for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Removal of 1no Yew Bush
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2021 Approved
Land Rear Of Avenue House The Street Walsham Le Willows Suffolk IP31 3AZ
Application for Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Crown lift 1no. Hornbeam and re-p…
DC/21/04600
2021 Approved
Land Rear Of Avenue House The Street Walsham Le Willows Suffolk IP31 3AZ
Application for Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Crown lift 1no. Hornbeam and re-p…
DC/21/04600
2021 Approved
2 Avenue Cottages The Street Walsham Le Willows Suffolk IP31 3AZ
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Pollarding of 1no Lime tree
DC/21/03814
2021 Approved
2 Avenue Cottages The Street Walsham Le Willows Suffolk IP31 3AZ
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Pollarding of 1no Lime tree
DC/21/03814
2016 Refused
Wattisfield Wines The Street Walsham Le Willows IP31 3AZ
Variation of condition 2 following grant of planning permission 3352/16 (change of extern…
5001/16
2016 Approved
On Stream Side The Street Walsham-Le-Willows IP31 3AZ
Pollard Willow tree.
4435/16
2016 Approved
Wattisfield Wines The Street Walsham Le Willows IP31 3AZ
Change of use, conversion and extension of existing retail shop/office (Class A1/B1) to f…
3352/16
2016 Approved
Holmwood The Street Walsham Le Willows IP31 3AZ
Erection of a link extension between two existing buildings.
1756/16
2016 Approved
Riverside The Street Walsham Le Willows IP31 3AZ
Lift canopy of large Walnut. Removal of Silver Birch and plant new group of trees.
0322/16
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
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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