Planning application
23 Heather Close Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3PX
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for works to trees subject to a Tree Preservatin Order MS85/T4- 1 x Oak (|T1) on map - thin crown by 20%; reduce length of lower lateral branches by 3 metres (growing towards house)
As published by the council, reference DC/26/03411
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/03411
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - Works Related
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Thurston
- Parish
- Thurston
- Postcode
- IP31 3PX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Aug 2026
Received by Babergh
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11 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Babergh took a median of 48 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor
52 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 100% granted
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- THURSTON PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSE
- APPLICATION FORM
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Babergh for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Babergh decided tree works applications in a median of 29 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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23 Heather Close Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3PX
99% historically approved · decision due ~6 Oct
Application for works to trees subject to a Tree Preservatin Order MS85/T4- 1 x Oak (|T1) on map - thin crown by 20%; reduce length of lower lateral branches by 3 metres (growing towards house)
Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs -
22 Heather Close Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3PX
99% historically approved · decision due ~19 Oct
Application for works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order MS85/T3- 1 x Oak thin crown by 20% and remove damaged branch, with fracture, projecting over towards garden of no. 23.
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22 Heather Close Thurston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3PX
99% historically approved · decision due ~19 Oct
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Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs -
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