Planning application
Old Rectory Cottage Bury Lane Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PX
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 conifer (T1 on plan) fell
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0178/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0178/TCA
- Type
- Works to trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No objections
- Received
- 5 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 5 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 16 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Chedburgh And Chevington
- Parish
- Lidgate
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CB8 9PX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Feb 2026
Received by West Suffolk
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16 Mar 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: CP/18/009696/FENSA (Building Work Complete)
Who's behind it
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Hamish Dickson Tree Specialist Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Cambridge
Active · incorporated 2026 · Cambridge
12 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- DECISION - APPROVE TREES IN CA
- DELEGATED REPORT
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- PHOTO
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Suffolk granted permission on 16 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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