Planning application
Fairstead House School Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
TPO 015(2019) tree preservation order - one Tree of Heaven (marked T017 on plan and T1 on order) fell
As published by the council, reference DC/25/1725/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/1725/TPO
- Type
- Works to TPO's
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve application
- Received
- 31 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 31 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 13 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Newmarket East
- Parish
- Newmarket Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CB8 7AA
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Suffolk register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/0065/TCA Granted
Fairstead House School Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one holly (marked on plan) fell
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Oct 2025
Received by West Suffolk
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13 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approve application
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Suffolk granted permission on 13 January 2026, 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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