Chadbrook Bull Lane Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9EA Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/05068 - Notification Approved

Proposal

Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - G1 - Salix alba - pollard all stems to 6m above ground level. G2 - Salix alba - pollard all stem to 6m above ground level. T1 - Salix alba - pollard to 4m above ground level. T2 - Salix alba - pollard all stems to 6m above ground level. T3 - Acer pseudoplatanus - reduce height to 6m above ground level which will remove deadwood from upper crown. These works will be carried out in accordance with BS 3998:2010. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Nov 2025
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Validated
18 Nov 2025
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Consultation
18 Nov 2025
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Approved
12 Dec 2025

Approved on 12 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Local nature reserve 212 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.
Registered park or garden 101 m away: Melford Hall
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Long Melford built-up area; Conservation area 94 m away: Long Melford; Open access land 16 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land; 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 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
Notification
Postcode
CO10 9EA
Received
17 Nov 2025
Validated
18 Nov 2025
Ward
Long Melford
Parish
Long Melford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Dec 2025
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
12 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Sarah Ransom

How this decision compares

Decided in 24 days from validation, 5 days faster 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 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14495457
Planning Portal ref
PP-14495457
Consultation
18 Nov 2025
Comments by
9 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
30 Dec 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

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