Planning application
Bmi Healthcare Hospital St Marys Square Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
TPO 235(1973) tree preservation order - one horse chestnut (marked T31 on plan and within A3 on order) overall crown reduction by three metres, one sycamore (marked T71 on plan and within A3 on order) fell
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0018/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0018/TPO
- Type
- Works to TPO's
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve application
- Received
- 6 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 6 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 2 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Abbeygate
- Parish
- Bury St Edmunds Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- IP33 2AA
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Suffolk register
This site has had 4 applications since 2026: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/0346/FUL Granted
BMI Healthcare Hospital St Marys Square Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AA
Planning application - rebuild and strengthen a section of wall on the eastern boundary
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DC/26/0347/LB Granted
BMI Healthcare Hospital St Marys Square Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AA
Application for listed building consent - rebuild and strengthen a section of wall on the eastern boundary
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DC/26/0227/TPO Granted
Bmi Healthcare Hospital St Marys Square Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AA
TPO 313(2002) tree preservation order - one horse chestnut (marked T1 on plan and T6 on order) and one ash (marked T2 on plan and T7 on order), reduce overhanging branches on the north and north-east aspects of the crown by up to two metres to suitable growth points.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jan 2026
Received by West Suffolk
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2 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approve application
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Ground Control Ltd Agent, registered in Billericay
Active · incorporated 1984 · Billericay
413 applications on PlanIndex · across 145 councils · 97% granted
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6 documents on file for this application
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West Suffolk granted permission on 2 March 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.
Nearby applications
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21 Maynewater Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AB
TPO 200 (1994) tree preservation order - a. two London Plane (T1and T2 on plan) pollard back to previous pollard points b. G1 group of london plane crown lift to 4.5 meters
Granted Trees 7 docs -
Bmi Healthcare St Marys Square Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AA
TPO 235 (1973) and TPO 313 (2002) Tree preservation orders - T26 Sycamore, G4 English Elm, T35 Common Hazel and T49 Box Buxus sempervirens - fell; T27 False Acacia - remove branch at 6 metres west overhanging car park; T28 Beech - reduce height of crown by 6 metres; T47 Scots Pine - remove broken hanging sub lateral branch overhanging road at 4 metres from ground level; and T31 Horse Chestnut - remove secondary leader at 2.5 metres north west
Granted Trees 8 docs -
Bmi Healthcare St Marys Square Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Scots Pine (T47 on plan) remove broken sub-lateral branch overhanging road
Granted Trees 5 docs -
BMI Healthcare Hospital St Marys Square Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AA
Planning application - rebuild and strengthen a section of wall on the eastern boundary
Granted Full applications 11 docs -
BMI Healthcare Hospital St Marys Square Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AA
Application for listed building consent - rebuild and strengthen a section of wall on the eastern boundary
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 15 docs -
Bmi Healthcare Hospital St Marys Square Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AA
TPO 313(2002) tree preservation order - one horse chestnut (marked T1 on plan and T6 on order) and one ash (marked T2 on plan and T7 on order), reduce overhanging branches on the north and north-east aspects of the crown by up to two metres to suitable growth points.
Granted Trees 7 docs
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