19 Blackbird Close Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3PF Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/02850 - Tree Preservation Order - Works Related Approved

Proposal

Application for works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order MS52/A1 - 1 x Dead pine tree (TPO) - we would like to fell this dead tree under the 5-day notice rule Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Consultation
3 Jul 2026
Approved
8 Jul 2026

Approved on 8 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Thurston built-up area; Open access land 32 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.; 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

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
Tree Preservation Order - Works Related
Postcode
IP31 3PF
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Thurston
Parish
Thurston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Permission not required
Decision date
8 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Bradnams Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 5 days from validation, 23 days faster than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median of 28 for tree and landscaping works. 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15057256
Consultation
3 Jul 2026
Comments by
24 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