Planning application
Abbey Precinct The Great Churchyard Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RS
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 - G001 - (Lime and one Sycamore) - prune back selected branches on neighbouring side (South side) by up to 2 metres
As published by the council, reference DC/25/1501/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/1501/TCA
- Type
- Works to trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No objections
- Received
- 22 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 22 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 31 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Abbeygate
- Parish
- Bury St Edmunds Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- IP33 1RS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Sep 2025
Received by West Suffolk
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31 Oct 2025
Decision issued: No objections
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9 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Elite Tree Services (EA) Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor
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5 documents on file for this application
- OFFICER REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- PARISH COUNCIL COMMENTS
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- SKETCH PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Suffolk granted permission on 31 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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