Westgate Park Westgate Street Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9DR Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/03269 - Notification Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - To reduce a lower limb from T1 horse chestnut on the western side of the tree, by approximately 40%. This limb over hangs one of the outbuildings on the property. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jul 2026
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Validated
30 Jul 2026
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Consultation
30 Jul 2026
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Approved
28 Aug 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Aug 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF WORKS TO TCA - RAISE NO OBJECTIONS Decision · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG TREE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF LONG MELFORD PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Long Melford 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 ↗
11 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 1-5, Westgate Street, Grade II, 51 m away · 11 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 Long Melford built-up area; Open access land 18 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 6 October 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £3,325,000 in May 2022. Other property, freehold.

19 May 2022£3,325,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area649 m² (6,986 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (78 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 11 habitable rooms
Built2003 to 2006
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application type
Notification
Postcode
CO10 9DR
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Long Melford
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Timberscape Tree Care LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, about the council's usual 28 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
396decided 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 29 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15120869
Planning Portal ref
PP-15120869
Consultation
30 Jul 2026
Comments by
20 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

35 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Remove 1No Scotts Pine as roots a…
DC/24/01915
2024 Approved
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Remove 1No Scotts Pine as roots a…
DC/24/01915
2019 Approved
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/18/03169- Conditon 3 (Materials), Condition 4…
DC/19/02024
2019 Approved
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/18/03169- Conditon 3 (Materials), Condition 4…
DC/19/02024
2018 Refused
Householder Planning Application - Relocation of existing menage and horse exerciser, ere…
DC/18/01276
2018 Refused
Householder Planning Application - Relocation of existing menage and horse exerciser, ere…
DC/18/01276
2018 Approved
Planning Application - Relocation of existing manege and horse exerciser and erection of…
DC/18/03169
2018 Approved
Planning Application - Relocation of existing manege and horse exerciser and erection of…
DC/18/03169
2018 Approved
Householder Application - Erection of outdoor below ground swimming pool.
DC/18/02127
2018 Approved
Householder Application - Erection of outdoor below ground swimming pool.
DC/18/02127
Within ~100m

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2020 Approved
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2020 Approved
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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

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.