Planning application
Post Office House Bury Road Sicklesmere Suffolk IP30 0TH
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 cherry and one hazel (marked 1 and 2 on plan) coppice and the removal of ivy from one hawthorn
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0093/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0093/TCA
- Type
- Works to trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- No objections
- Received
- 21 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 4 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Horringer
- Parish
- Great And Little Whelnetham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- IP30 0TH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jan 2026
Received by West Suffolk
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4 Mar 2026
Decision issued: No objections
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Suffolk granted permission on 4 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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