Bell Cottage Church Road Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AH Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1217/TCA - Works to trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Trees in a conservation area notification - one Bullace (marked T1 on plan) fell Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
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Consultation
11 Aug 2026
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Approved
21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 21 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION - APPROVE TREES IN CA Decision Notice · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER REPORT Officer Report · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF CONTEXT PICTURE Supporting Documents · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Bell Cottage
List entry 1031344 · 0 m away · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 4 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 ↗
Public footpath 8 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Bardwell 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 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Priority habitat 2 m away: Good quality semi improved grassland; Inside the Bardwell 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £165,000 in June 2016. Detached house, freehold.

24 June 2016£165,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area48 m² (517 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (8 out of 100), could reach A
PropertyDetached house, 2 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, wood pellets
WallsGranite or whinstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2016, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
West Suffolk
Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
IP31 1AH
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Ward
Bardwell
Parish
Bardwell
Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Decision
No objections
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, about the council's usual 40 days. 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.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 21 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15150141
Planning Portal ref
PP-15150141
Consultation
11 Aug 2026
Comments by
4 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2022 Withdrawn
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2022 Withdrawn
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Trees in a conservation area notification - one Yew (T50 on plan) fell
DC/22/0454/TCA
2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell Suffolk
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2021 Approved
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Householder planning application - single storey side and rear extension
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2021 Approved
13 Church Road Bardwell IP31 1AH
Householder planning application - single storey side and rear extension
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2021 Approved
St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell IP31 1AH
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cypress (T22 on plan) remove branch at 90…
DC/21/0153/TCA
2021 Approved
St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell IP31 1AH
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cypress (T22 on plan) remove branch at 90…
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2020 Approved
St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell IP31 1AH
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DC/20/1248/TCA
2020 Approved
St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell IP31 1AH
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2020 Approved
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DC/20/0731/LB
2020 Approved
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2020 Approved
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DC/20/0512/TCA
2019 Approved
1 Chalet Cottages Church Road Bardwell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1AH
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - 2no. (i) Yew (T001 on plan) crown reduction o…
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2019 Approved
1 Chalet Cottages Church Road Bardwell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1AH
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - 2no. (i) Yew (T001 on plan) crown reduction o…
DC/19/2247/TCA
2017 Approved
St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell IP31 1AH
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DC/17/0460/TCA
2017 Approved
St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell IP31 1AH
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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.