Hall Farm Bury Road Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4TA Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1169/TCA - Works to trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Trees in a conservation area notification - four Oak trees (T1, T2, T3 and T6 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres, two Oak trees (T4 and T7 on plan) overall crown reduction by three metres, one Ash tree (T5 on plan) pollard at 3.5 metres from ground, One oak (T8 on plan) coppice Data via plota.co.uk

Track application Save this application and get an email when its status or decision changes. Alerts nearby Get email alerts for new planning applications near this address.
View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
31 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
3 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION - APPROVE TREES IN CA Decision Notice · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Whepstead 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in West Suffolk - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Other new applications on this street

7 Sept 2026Pending

The Spinney Bury Road Hawstead Suffolk IP29 5NJ

Application to discharge conditions 3 (materials), 4 (scheme of landscaping), 6 ...

DCON(A)/22/1564
20 Aug 2026Pending

Rectory Cottage Bury Road Depden Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 4BU

Application for lawful development certificate for existing use or development -...

DC/26/1276/CLE
29 Jul 2026Approved

Saxon Wood Bury Road Brockley Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 4AG

Householder planning application - single storey detached outbuilding

DC/26/1156/HH
3 Jun 2026Approved

Coblands Farm Bury Road Depden Suffolk IP29 4BT

Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - agricultural bu...

DC/26/0853/AG1

Nearby new applications

20 Aug 2026Approved

West Barn Church Hill Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4TR

Trees in a conservation area notification - three Cherry and one Hazel (marked o...

DC/26/1278/TCA

Important details

Council
West Suffolk
Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
IP29 4TA
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Whepstead And Wickhambrook
Parish
Whepstead
Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Decision
No objections
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Bradnams Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 39 days. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
397decided 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.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15124924
Planning Portal ref
PP-15124924
Consultation
3 Aug 2026
Comments by
24 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Prior approval application under Part 3 (Class R) of the Town and Country Planning (Gener…
DC/25/1436/P3RPA
2025 Approved
Prior approval application under Part 3 (Class R) of the Town and Country Planning (Gener…
DC/25/1436/P3RPA
2025 Approved
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - agricultural building fo…
DC/25/0320/AG1
2025 Approved
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - agricultural building fo…
DC/25/0320/AG1
2025 Approved
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - agricultural storage bui…
DC/25/0179/AG1
2025 Approved
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - agricultural storage bui…
DC/25/0179/AG1
2024 Approved
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - construction of grain st…
DC/24/1444/AG1
2024 Approved
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - construction of grain st…
DC/24/1444/AG1
2023 Approved
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - one agricultural storage…
DC/23/0250/AG1
2023 Approved
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - one agricultural storage…
DC/23/0250/AG1
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