House Martins 17 Water Street Lavenham Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9RW Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/03005 - Notification Approved

Proposal

Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Remove T1 Sycamore tree, Pollard T2 and T3 Sycamore trees to approximately 7 metres above ground level, which are also evidently causing damage to the same wall in question. However if these trees are pollarded this should significantly reduce the risk of further damage, caused by root growth. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Consultation
14 Jul 2026
Approved
14 Aug 2026

Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: 15-20, Water Street
List entry 1351524 · 1 m from the pin · 61 more listed buildings within 150 m (9 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 46 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 ↗
Lavenham 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 ↗
Scheduled monument 158 m away: Iron gas-holder, Lavenham gasworks
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Lavenham built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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

Checked on 11 September 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 9RW
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Ward
Lavenham
Parish
Lavenham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Timberscape Tree Care LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 31 days from validation, about the council's usual 28 days. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
288decided 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 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15080917
Consultation
14 Jul 2026
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