Planning application
Fairstead House School Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AA
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 holly (marked on plan) fell
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0065/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0065/TCA
- Type
- Works to trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No objections
- Received
- 15 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 10 Feb 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/25/1725/TPO Granted
Fairstead House School Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AA
TPO 015(2019) tree preservation order - one Tree of Heaven (marked T017 on plan and T1 on order) fell
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jan 2026
Received by West Suffolk
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10 Feb 2026
Decision issued: No objections
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Buildingcontrol: BR/86/0095 (Building Work Complete)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- DECISION - APPROVE TREES IN CA
- DELEGATED REPORT
- PARISH COUNCIL COMMENTS
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
- CONTEXT PICTURE
- CONTEXT PICTURE
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Suffolk granted permission on 10 February 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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