8 Gracechurch Street Debenham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6RA Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/03024 - Notification Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Notification of works to trees within a conservation area -T1 - Horse Chestnut - Reduce height by 3m, radial reduction by 1m to shape T2 - Yew - smaller of two yew trees near house, reduction as per previous time to approx. 2.1m. Required for buildings insurance purposes. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Jul 2025
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Consultation
8 Jul 2025
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Approved
11 Aug 2025

Approved on 11 Aug 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF WORKS TO TCA - RAISE NO OBJECTIONS Decision · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 7 Jul 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF DEBENHAM PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 22 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Farthings
List entry 1352459 · 29 m away · 37 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 30 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 ↗
Debenham 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 ↗
Public footpath 21 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Debenham built-up area; Heritage at risk 95 m away: 31-37, High Street; 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 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

Council
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application type
Notification
Postcode
IP14 6RA
Received
7 Jul 2025
Validated
7 Jul 2025
Ward
Debenham
Parish
Debenham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Aug 2025
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
11 Aug 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Alpha Rural Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 6 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 14 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14153635
Planning Portal ref
PP-14153635
Consultation
8 Jul 2025
Comments by
29 Jul 2025
Statutory expiry
18 Aug 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Removal to ground level of Oak Tr…
DC/24/04496
2024 Approved
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Removal to ground level of Oak Tr…
DC/24/04496
2023 Approved
Application for Outline Planning Permission (All Matters Reserved) Town and Country Plann…
DC/23/03669
2023 Approved
Application for Outline Planning Permission (All Matters Reserved) Town and Country Plann…
DC/23/03669
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
16 Gracechurch Street Debenham IP14 6RE
Householder Application. Construction of a dropped kerb vehicular access.
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2025 Approved
16 Gracechurch Street Debenham IP14 6RE
Householder Application. Construction of a dropped kerb vehicular access.
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2024 Refused
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Planning Application. Conversion and extension of barn to form 1No Dwelling
DC/24/00924
2024 Refused
28 High Street Debenham IP14 6QW
Planning Application. Conversion and extension of barn to form 1No Dwelling
DC/24/00924
2024 Approved
23 High Street Debenham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6QL
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Crown Raise 1 No. Ash (T1) to 3m…
DC/24/02469
2024 Approved
23 High Street Debenham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6QL
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Crown Raise 1 No. Ash (T1) to 3m…
DC/24/02469
2024 Approved
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Householder Application - Replacement of 8No softwood windows with flush casement mechani…
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2024 Approved
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Householder Application - Replacement of 8No softwood windows with flush casement mechani…
DC/24/00801
2023 Approved
5 Gracechurch Street Debenham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6RA
Erection of single storey rear extension including conversion of part of existing garage…
DC/23/05310
2023 Approved
5 Gracechurch Street Debenham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6RA
Erection of single storey rear extension including conversion of part of existing garage…
DC/23/05310
2023 Approved
The Old Library Gracechurch Street Debenham IP14 6RA
Householder Application. Alterations to the existing front porch, existing driveway, demo…
DC/23/04658
2023 Approved
The Old Library Gracechurch Street Debenham IP14 6RA
Householder Application. Alterations to the existing front porch, existing driveway, demo…
DC/23/04658
2023 Approved
12 - 14 High Street Debenham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6QJ
Application for Listed Building Consent - Remove external cement render to front elevatio…
DC/23/01356
2023 Approved
12 - 14 High Street Debenham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6QJ
Application for Listed Building Consent - Remove external cement render to front elevatio…
DC/23/01356
2022 Approved
The Red Lion 8 High Street Debenham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6QJ
Application for Listed Building Consent - Change of use from 1No. residential unit back t…
DC/22/05081
2022 Approved
The Red Lion 8 High Street Debenham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6QJ
Full Planning Application - Change of use from 1No. residential unit back to a Public Hou…
DC/22/05080
2022 Approved
The Red Lion 8 High Street Debenham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6QJ
Application for Listed Building Consent - Change of use from 1No. residential unit back t…
DC/22/05081
2022 Approved
The Red Lion 8 High Street Debenham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6QJ
Full Planning Application - Change of use from 1No. residential unit back to a Public Hou…
DC/22/05080
2022 Approved
19 High Street Debenham Suffolk IP14 6QL
Householder Application - Erection of single storey building for use as home office/stora…
DC/22/00815
2022 Approved
19 High Street Debenham Suffolk IP14 6QL
Householder Application - Erection of single storey building for use as home office/stora…
DC/22/00815
2017 Approved
21 Gracechurch Street Debenham IP14 6RE
Erection of a single storey rear extension
0808/17
2016 Approved
7B High Street Debenham IP14 6QL
T1 Cherry Laurel - Fell and grind out the stump. T2 Maple - Crown reduce by 1.5-2m, light…
3848/16
2016 Approved
10 High Street Debenham IP14 6QJ
Works associated with conversion of former Post Office to retail Butchers.
2608/16
2016 Approved
17 Gracechurch Street Debenham IP14 6RA
1. Fell to ground level mature multi stem Ash tree in centre of garden 2. Lift lower limb…
2643/16
2016 Approved
2 Gracechurch Street Debenham IP14 6RA
Erection of two timber display cabinets on South facing wall. Addition of hanging sign un…
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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