Planning application
Walnut Tree Cottage The Street Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PP
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 - a. one Walnut (T1 on plan), one Prunus (T3 on plan) and one Crab apple (T4 on plan) fell b. one Plum (T2 on plan) height reduction by two metres c. two Plum (T5 on plan) overall crown reduction by one metre
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0356/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0356/TCA
- Type
- Works to trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No objections
- Received
- 3 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 3 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 9 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Chedburgh And Chevington
- Parish
- Lidgate
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CB8 9PP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Mar 2026
Received by West Suffolk
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9 Apr 2026
Decision issued: No objections
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
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Shelford Tree Service Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Cambridge
Active · incorporated 2020 · Cambridge
63 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 96% granted
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West Suffolk granted permission on 9 April 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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