8 The Causeway Boxford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 5JR Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/03692 - Tree Preservation Order - Works Related Approved

Proposal

Works to trees subject to a Tree Prservation Order and in a Conservation Area - T1 - Lime Tree T1 is to be removed as it is dead. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Aug 2025
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Validated
20 Aug 2025
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Consultation
20 Aug 2025
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Approved
22 Sept 2025

Approved on 22 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Boxford 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 ↗
Also on the record
5 listed buildings within 150 m; National infrastructure project 1809 m away: Bramford to Twinstead; Inside the Boxford (Babergh) built-up area; Flood defence 45 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 25 year flood); 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, 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

Application type
Tree Preservation Order - Works Related
Postcode
CO10 5JR
Received
19 Aug 2025
Validated
20 Aug 2025
Ward
Box Vale
Parish
Boxford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2025
Decision
Granted
Decision date
22 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Richard Fordham Tree Surgeons

How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, 4 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 13 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14267832
Planning Portal ref
PP-14267832
Consultation
20 Aug 2025
Comments by
10 Sept 2025
Statutory expiry
15 Oct 2025
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