Planning application
31 Norfolk Avenue Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0DE
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
TPO 012 (1956) Tree preservation order - one Horse Chestnut (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by up to two metres
As published by the council, reference DC/25/1320/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/1320/TPO
- Type
- Works to TPO's
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse application
- Received
- 20 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 21 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 17 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Newmarket West
- Parish
- Newmarket Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CB8 0DE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Aug 2025
Received by West Suffolk
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21 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Refuse application
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Buildingcontrol: FEN2004/0525 (Building Work Complete)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
SP Landscapes & Tree Contractors LTD Agent, a tree-works contractor
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7 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- DELEGATED REPORT
- TREE OFFICER COMMENTS
- NEWMARKET TOWN COUNCIL COMMENT
- CONFIRMATION OF ADDRESS
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
West Suffolk refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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