Mabbs Hall Care Home 45 High Street Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7EA Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1285/TCA - Works to trees in Conservation Area Pending Consideration

Proposal

Trees in a conservation area notification - one Willow (T1 on plan) pollard to eight metres above ground level Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Consultation
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 4 Oct 2026, from West Suffolk's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 18 Sept 2026.

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Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: 45, High Street
List entry 1285789 · 3 m from the pin · 24 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 23 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 ↗
Mildenhall 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 166 m away: Market cross; Inside the Mildenhall (West Suffolk) built-up area; Priority habitat 36 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
IP28 7EA
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Mildenhall Kingsway And Market
Parish
Mildenhall
Target decision
7 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
The Joshua Tree (Suffolk) Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. West Suffolk usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 39.

Day 2135 days to the 56-day target
93%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
307decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by West Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. West Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15175602
Consultation
26 Aug 2026
Comments by
18 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#186 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

West Suffolk is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #208 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #104 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #95 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #208 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #204 of 296
64%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
51 decided
1,018
Total decisions
91 refused in the year to March 2026