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Highbury House 57 Westgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QG

Granted West Suffolk DC/25/1337/TCA Works to trees in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Trees in a conservation area notification - two lime (marked 1 on plan) reduce height to 3.75 metres, four yew (marked 2 on plan) three holly (marked 5 on plan) overall crown reduction to 5.5 metres, one silver birch (marked 3 on plan) remove branches blocking proposed speed camera on southern aspect, one birch (marked 3 on plan) remove branches overhanging highway

As published by the council, reference DC/25/1337/TCA

Application record

Reference
DC/25/1337/TCA
Type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
No objections
Received
22 Aug 2025
Validated
26 Aug 2025
Decided
2 Oct 2025
Ward
Abbeygate
Parish
Bury St Edmunds Town Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
IP33 1QG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Aug 2025

    Received by West Suffolk

  2. 26 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: No objections

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Suffolk granted permission on 2 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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