Planning application
Highbury House 57 Westgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QG
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
- Granted As published: 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
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Suffolk register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/1535/TCA Awaiting decision
Highbury House 57 Westgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QG
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Holly (marked on plan) reduce height to a minimum of 3.5 metres above ground level
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Aug 2025
Received by West Suffolk
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26 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Oct 2025
Decision issued: No objections
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Buildingcontrol: E/96/2611/RN (Building Work Started)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- DELEGATED REPORT
- SPECIFICATION OF WORKS
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat 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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