Hanover Court Blackfriars Sudbury Suffolk Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/04495 - Notification Awaiting decision

Proposal

Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - T01 Paper Birch Crown lift to 2.5 m, pruning secondary and tertiary branches only. Selective lateral reduction of eastern crown by 2m to balance. Remove deadwood. T02 Paper Birch Crown lift to 2.5 m, pruning secondary and tertiary branches only by 2m to maintain size. T03 Paper Birch Crown lift to 2.5 m, pruning secondary and tertiary branches only to maintain size T04 Sycamore Install dynamic brace, e.g. Cobra, to provide additional support for poorly attached vertical limb. T05 Sycamore Overall crown reduction by up to 3 m. T06 Sycamore Crown height reduction by up to 4 m, lateral reduction by 2m to shape. TG07 Mixed Species Boundary Group Establish ownership. Selective lateral pruning to improve clearance from footpath and property Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Oct 2026
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Validated
16 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
16 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 13 Nov 2026, from Babergh Mid Suffolk's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 6 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 8

Sudbury 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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Local nature reserve 97 m away: The Railway Walks
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 7 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Sudbury built-up area; Flood defence 35 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood).
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Notification
Received
15 Oct 2026
Validated
16 Oct 2026
Ward
Sudbury South West
Parish
Sudbury
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Bartlett Tree Experts

Decision outlook

Day 3 of the 56-day target. Babergh Mid Suffolk usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 28.

Day 353 days to the 56-day target
99%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
513decided 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 17 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15299834
Planning Portal ref
PP-15299834
Consultation
16 Oct 2026
Comments by
6 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Nov 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

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