Planning application
Clare Cottage 16 Lidgate Road Dalham Suffolk CB8 8TJ
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 Spruce Tree - crown reduce all round by up to two metres to suitable pruning points
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0098/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0098/TCA
- Type
- Works to trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No objections
- Received
- 22 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 10 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 20 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Chedburgh And Chevington
- Parish
- Dalham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CB8 8TJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jan 2026
Received by West Suffolk
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10 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Mar 2026
Decision issued: No objections
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24 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Suffolk granted permission on 20 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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