Old Court House Cox Hill Boxford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 5HR Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/04724 - Notification Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Reduction in height of Silver Birch Tree by 30% Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Oct 2026
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Validated
3 Nov 2026
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Consultation
3 Nov 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 2 Dec 2026, from Babergh Mid Suffolk's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 24 Nov 2026

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Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 29 Oct 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Hillside Rosalee
List entry 1037402 · 27 m away · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 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 ↗
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.
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Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1744 m away: Bramford to Twinstead; Inside the Boxford (Babergh) built-up area; 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

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Important details

Council
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application type
Notification
Postcode
CO10 5HR
Received
29 Oct 2026
Validated
3 Nov 2026
Ward
Box Vale
Parish
Boxford
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 3 of the 56-day target. Babergh Mid Suffolk usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 29.

Day 353 days to the 56-day target
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 4 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
3 Nov 2026
Comments by
24 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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