Planning application
35 Freemason Lodge, Flat 1 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BY
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 - one sycamore (marked T1 on plan) and four lilacs, one elder (marked G2 on plan) fell, three sycamore (marked G1 on plan) re pollard by up to six metres above ground level, nine sycamore (marked G3 on plan) re pollard by up to six metres above ground level and crown lift by three metres, five sycamore and one prunus (marked G4 on plan) crown lift to three metres
As published by the council, reference DC/25/2002/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/2002/TCA
- Type
- Works to trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- No objections
- Received
- 17 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 18 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 22 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Newmarket East
- Parish
- Newmarket Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CB8 7BY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Dec 2025
Received by West Suffolk
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18 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jan 2026
Decision issued: No objections
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
The Joshua Tree (Suffolk) Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Newmarket
Active · incorporated 2020 · Newmarket
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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West Suffolk granted permission on 22 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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