Communal Area Woodword Close Sproughton Suffolk IP2 0EA Communal Area Woodword Close Sproughton Suffolk IP2 0EA Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/03019 - Tree Preservation Order - Works Related Approved

Proposal

Application for Works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order BT206/A1 - Reduce 1 No. Ash (T1) by 30% Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Consultation
15 Jul 2026
Approved
14 Aug 2026

Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Aug 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Registered park or garden 146 m away: Chantry Park; Inside the Ipswich built-up area; Priority habitat 18 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Application type
Tree Preservation Order - Works Related
Postcode
IP2 0EA
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Ward
Sproughton & Pinewood
Parish
Sproughton
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
14 Aug 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 28 days. 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 20 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
15 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