Curates House The Green Hartest Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 4DH Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/02989 - Tree Preservation Order - Works Related Approved

Proposal

Application for works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order BT216 - Reduce height of crown of 1 No. Beech (T1) by 1.5m and reduce spread of crown by approx 2m to the north, approx 3m to the east, approx 4m to the south and approx 1.5m to th west, Reduce crown of 1 No. Horse Chestnut (T2) by approx 1.5m in height and reduce spread by approx 2m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
13 Jul 2026
Consultation
13 Jul 2026
Approved
7 Aug 2026

Approved on 7 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

Hartest 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 ↗
21 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Hartest War Memorial, Grade II, 32 m away · 21 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 Hartest built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 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
Tree Preservation Order - Works Related
Postcode
IP29 4DH
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Chadacre
Parish
Hartest
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
7 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Gadd Brothers Trees and Landscapes Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 25 days from validation, about the council's usual 28 days. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
288decided 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 14 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15079554
Consultation
13 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
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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