St Marys Church The Street Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AP Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/1616/TCA - Works to trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Trees in a conservation area notification - a. six Lime and two Horse chestnut (G1 on plan) pollard to seven metres above ground b. one Silver birch (T1 on plan) fell Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Oct 2025
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Consultation
15 Oct 2025
✓
Approved
10 Nov 2025

Approved on 10 Nov 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 10 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Officer Report · 10 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Grade II* listed: Church of St Mary
List entry 1351305 · 3 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
Barton Mills 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.
Local nature reserve 313 m away: Barton Mills
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.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1118 m away: Sunnica Energy Farm; Radon affected area, class 2; SSSI 314 m away: Breckland Forest SSSI; Inside the Barton Mills built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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

Council
West Suffolk
Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
IP28 6AP
Received
15 Oct 2025
Validated
15 Oct 2025
Ward
Manor
Parish
Barton Mills
Target decision
26 Nov 2025
Decision
No objections
Decision date
10 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
wickens tree services

How this decision compares

Decided in 26 days from validation, 14 days faster than West Suffolk's median of 40 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
591decided 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.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14410402
Planning Portal ref
PP-14410402
Consultation
15 Oct 2025
Comments by
6 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
26 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
Trees in a conservation area notification - nine Lime (T1-T9 on plan) - re-pollard to six…
DC/22/1319/TCA
2022 Approved
Trees in a conservation area notification - nine Lime (T1-T9 on plan) - re-pollard to six…
DC/22/1319/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Craster House 22 The Street Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AW
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Silver birch (marked on plan) reduce heig…
DC/25/1689/TCA
2025 Approved
Craster House 22 The Street Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AW
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Silver birch (marked on plan) reduce heig…
DC/25/1689/TCA
2025 Approved
2 The Street Barton Mills Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6AP
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Maple (marked on plan) fell
DC/25/1315/TCA
2025 Approved
2 The Street Barton Mills Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6AP
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Maple (marked on plan) fell
DC/25/1315/TCA
2025 Approved
15 The Street Barton Mills Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6AW
Trees in a conservation area notification - one pear (T1 on plan), one cherry (T2 on plan…
DC/25/0854/TCA
2025 Approved
15 The Street Barton Mills Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6AW
Trees in a conservation area notification - one pear (T1 on plan), one cherry (T2 on plan…
DC/25/0854/TCA
2024 Approved
3 The Street Barton Mills Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6AW
Householder planning application - two storey side extension
DC/24/0726/HH
2024 Approved
3 The Street Barton Mills Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6AW
Householder planning application - two storey side extension
DC/24/0726/HH
2023 Approved
9 Church Lane Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AU
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single s…
DC/23/1816/CLP
2023 Approved
9 Church Lane Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AU
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single s…
DC/23/1816/CLP
2023 Approved
3 The Street Barton Mills Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6AW
Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension b. single storey side…
DC/23/0449/HH
2023 Approved
3 The Street Barton Mills Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6AW
Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension b. single storey side…
DC/23/0449/HH
2022 Approved
1 Church Lane Barton Mills Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6AU
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Ash (T1 on plan) fell
DC/22/1776/TCA
2022 Approved
1 Church Lane Barton Mills Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6AU
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Ash (T1 on plan) fell
DC/22/1776/TCA
2021 Approved
St Marys Church The Street Barton Mills IP28 6AP
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. eight Lime (T1-T3 and T5-T9 on plan) and o…
DC/21/2082/TCA
2021 Approved
St Marys Church The Street Barton Mills IP28 6AP
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. eight Lime (T1-T3 and T5-T9 on plan) and o…
DC/21/2082/TCA
2020 Approved
Development Site Adj 7 Church Lane Barton Mills Suffolk
Planning application - a. four dwellings with garages (following demolition of existing o…
DC/20/2260/FUL
2020 Approved
Development Site Adj 7 Church Lane Barton Mills Suffolk
Planning application - a. four dwellings with garages (following demolition of existing o…
DC/20/2260/FUL
2020 Approved
14 The Street Barton Mills IP28 6AW
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - 1no. Elder (T1 on plan) - Remove stem leaning…
DC/20/1130/TCA
2020 Approved
14 The Street Barton Mills IP28 6AW
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - 1no. Elder (T1 on plan) - Remove stem leaning…
DC/20/1130/TCA
2019 Approved
1 Church Lane Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AU
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - (i) 1 no Ash (A on plan) crown lift by up to…
DC/19/2404/TCA
2019 Approved
1 Church Meadow Barton Mills IP28 6AR
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - 2 no. Sycamore (T1 and T2 on plan) crown lift…
DC/19/2349/TCA
2019 Approved
1 Church Meadow Barton Mills IP28 6AR
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - 2 no. Sycamore (T1 and T2 on plan) crown lift…
DC/19/2349/TCA
2018 Approved
15 Wiggin Close Barton Mills IP28 6AN
Householder Planning Application - 1no detached garage
DC/18/1407/HH
2018 Approved
15 Wiggin Close Barton Mills IP28 6AN
Householder Planning Application - 1no detached garage
DC/18/1407/HH
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings