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
- Granted As published: 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
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Buildingcontrol: E/95/2481/R (Rejected)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Ground Control Ltd Agent, registered in Billericay
Active · incorporated 1984 · Billericay
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- DECISION - APPROVE TPO
- DELEGATED REPORT
- TREE OFFICER COMMENTS
- TOWN COUNCIL COMMENT
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- TREE LOCATION PLAN AND SURVEY
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
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.
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Granted Trees 8 docs -
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Trees in a conservation area notification - one Scots Pine (T47 on plan) remove broken sub-lateral branch overhanging road
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