Rookery House The Street Norton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3NA Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/02505 - Tree Preservation Order - Works Related Approved

Proposal

Application for works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order WS159/T2 - Reduce overhanging branches of beech tree to previous pruning points of around 3.5-4.5 metres. Lightly thin larger limb over the garden, provide 2.5m clearance of garage roof and a 4.5m crown lift in the rear garden section. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
10 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
18 Jun 2026
✓
Approved
10 Jul 2026

Approved on 10 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Gates and Railings Along Road Frontage 10 Metres North of Feld House, Grade II, about 33 m from the postcode pin · 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Norton (Mid Suffolk) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 3NA
Received
10 Jun 2026
Validated
10 Jun 2026
Ward
Thurston
Parish
Norton
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
10 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, about the council's usual 29 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
371decided 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

Neighbours
15 Jun 2026
Consultation
18 Jun 2026
Comments by
9 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Aug 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