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31 Norfolk Avenue Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0DE

Refused West Suffolk DC/25/1320/TPO Works to TPO's

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
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

  1. 20 Aug 2025

    Received by West Suffolk

  2. 21 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Refuse application

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a tree-works contractor

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About trees applications

How this application type works

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

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