9 Trinity Gild Lavenham Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9RP Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/04957 - Notification Approved

Proposal

Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Tree 1 - To reduce back down 1no. Damson tree to the higher pruning points. Tree 2 - To reduce the height of 1no. Silver Birch by approximately 6ft and balance prune. Tree 3 - To fell to ground level 1no. Himalayan Birch tree and poison the stump - roots are on the adjacent drain. Tree 4 - To reduce back down 1no. Cherry to the previous pruning points, to balance and shape. Tree 5 - To fell to ground level 1no. Pine tree. Tree 6 - To fell to ground level 3no dead Silver Birch trees. Tree 7 - To reduce the top of 1no Cherry tree by 6ft in height. Trees 8 - To reduce the height of the Yew trees by approximately 6ft. Tree 9 - To reduce 1no. Conifer by approximately 6ft. Tree 10 - To reduce the top of 1no. Elder at the rear by approximately 6ft. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Nov 2025
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Validated
11 Nov 2025
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Consultation
11 Nov 2025
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Approved
9 Dec 2025

Approved on 9 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Lavenham 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 ↗
43 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 18-20, Prentice Street, Grade II, 35 m away · 4 Grade II*, 39 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 ↗
Local nature reserve 265 m away: The Railway Walks
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
Scheduled monument 160 m away: Market cross; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Lavenham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £475,000 in January 2008. Detached house, freehold.

15 January 2008£475,000
24 July 2000£195,000

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

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Important details

Application type
Notification
Postcode
CO10 9RP
Received
10 Nov 2025
Validated
11 Nov 2025
Ward
Lavenham
Parish
Lavenham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Dec 2025
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
9 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Suffolk Tree Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 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
506decided 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

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Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14476215
Planning Portal ref
PP-14476215
Consultation
11 Nov 2025
Comments by
5 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
23 Dec 2025
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
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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

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