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South Lee School Nowton Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2BT

Granted West Suffolk DC/26/0638/TPO Works to TPO's

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

TPO 248 (1973) tree preservation order - re-surfacing works within root protection area

As published by the council, reference DC/26/0638/TPO

Application record

Reference
DC/26/0638/TPO
Type
Works to TPO's
Status
Decided
Decision
Approve application
Received
22 Apr 2026
Validated
1 May 2026
Decided
25 Jun 2026
Ward
Southgate
Parish
Bury St Edmunds Town Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
IP33 2BT

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Suffolk register

This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/26/0866/TPO Granted

    South Lee School Nowton Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2BT

    TPO 248(1973) tree preservation order - one beech (marked T1 on plan and order) and one pine (marked T2 on plan and within G1 on order) fell

    Submitted 5 Jun 2026 Trees
  • DC/26/0302/ADV Withdrawn

    South Lee School Nowton Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2BT

    Application for advertisement consent - one non-illuminated fascia sign

    Decided 3 Aug 2026 Advertising
  • DC/24/1563/TPO Granted

    South Lee School Nowton Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2BT

    TPO 248 (1973) and 303 (2001) - Tree preservation order - one Lime (T010 on plan, G2 on order) remove basal growth; one Beech (H001 on plan, T2 on order) prune branches to provide approximately 2 metre clearance; one Ash (T002 on plan, G1 on order) prune branches to provide approximately 1.5 metre clearance; one Leyland Cypress (T007 on order, G1 on order) prune branches by 1.5 metres over building, crown lift up to 3 metres over road; one Holly (T008 on plan, G2 on order) reduce crown by 0.5 metres; one Norway Maple (T009 on plan, T4 on order) prune branches to provide approximately 1 metre clearance from utility cables

    Decided 17 Dec 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Apr 2026

    Received by West Suffolk

  2. 1 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Approve application

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Buildingcontrol: E/91/1478/R (Building Work Started)

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

  • DECISION - APPROVE TPO Decision Notice · 25 Jun 2026
  • DELEGATED OFFICER REPORT Officer Report · 25 Jun 2026
  • TREE OFFICER COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 24 Jun 2026
  • AMENDED TREE SURVEY Application Correspondence · 15 Jun 2026
  • AMENDED SITE PLAN Application Correspondence · 15 Jun 2026
  • ABORICULTURAL METHOD STATEMENT Application Correspondence · 15 Jun 2026
  • TOWN COUNCIL- COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 14 May 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 22 Apr 2026
  • SUPERSEDED TREE SURVEY Other · 22 Apr 2026
  • SUPERSEDED SITE PLAN Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 22 Apr 2026
  • PHOTO Photo · 22 Apr 2026

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What this grant of permission means

West Suffolk granted permission on 25 June 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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • South Lee School Nowton Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2BT

    DC/24/1563/TPO Submitted 24 Oct 2024 49m away

    TPO 248 (1973) and 303 (2001) - Tree preservation order - one Lime (T010 on plan, G2 on order) remove basal growth; one Beech (H001 on plan, T2 on order) prune branches to provide approximately 2 metre clearance; one Ash (T002 on plan, G1 on order) prune branches to provide approximately 1.5 metre clearance; one Leyland Cypress (T007 on order, G1 on order) prune branches by 1.5 metres over building, crown lift up to 3 metres over road; one Holly (T008 on plan, G2 on order) reduce crown by 0.5 metres; one Norway Maple (T009 on plan, T4 on order) prune branches to provide approximately 1 metre clearance from utility cables

    Granted Trees 6 docs
  • South Lee School Nowton Road Bury St Edmunds IP33 2BT

    DC/21/0682/TPO Submitted 29 Mar 2021 65m away

    TPO 248 (1973) tree preservation order - one Lime (T020 on plan in G2 on plan) remove epicornic growth; one Pine (T023 on plan in G2 on order) fell

    Granted Trees 7 docs
  • South Lee School Nowton Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2BT

    DC/26/0302/ADV Submitted 25 Feb 2026 85m away

    Application for advertisement consent - one non-illuminated fascia sign

    Withdrawn Advertising 14 docs
  • South Lee School Nowton Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2BT

    DC/26/0866/TPO Submitted 5 Jun 2026 92m away

    TPO 248(1973) tree preservation order - one beech (marked T1 on plan and order) and one pine (marked T2 on plan and within G1 on order) fell

    Granted Trees 11 docs
  • Nowton Road Pavilion Nowton Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2BT

    DC/22/2229/FUL Submitted 28 Dec 2022 100m away

    Planning application - a. two storage buildings b. two sheds and c. three lane cricket practice facility following removal of existing storage sheds and cricket lanes

    Granted Full applications 18 docs
  • 115 Nowton Road Bury St Edmunds IP33 2BT

    DC/21/1462/TPO Submitted 14 Jul 2021 127m away

    TPO 248 (1974) tree preservation order - a. one Cedar (T001 on plan within G4 on order) crown raise to four metres above ground level and prune lateral growth to South-South-East to provide 3 metres clearance from structures. b. one Fir (T002 on plan within G3 on order) remove first main limb at seven metres on the north eastern side

    Granted Trees 8 docs

In West Suffolk

  • DC/26/1425/TCA Awaiting decision

    2 Brookside Dalham Suffolk CB8 8TG

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (marked on plan) fell

    15 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DC/26/1420/TCA Awaiting decision

    Drury House Hawstead Lane Sicklesmere Suffolk IP30 0BT

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Oak (marked T1 on plan) crown lift to four metres above ground level, one Himalayan Cotoneaster (marked T2 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres and one Ash (Marked T3 on plan) overall crown reduction by four metres

    14 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DC/26/1421/TCA Awaiting decision

    White Cottage The Street Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PP

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one cherry (T1 on plan) crown thin by 20 percent, overall crown reduction by three metres and lateral branches shortened by three metres, four apple (T2,T3,T4 and T5 on plan) and one quince (T6 on plan) crown thin by 30 percent, overall crown reduction by two metres and lateral branches shortened three metres.

    14 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DC/26/1413/TCA Awaiting decision

    Netherby 48 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT

    Trees in a conservation area notification - 16 Conifers (marked G1 on plan) fell

    11 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DC/26/1389/TCA Awaiting decision

    The Old Rectory The Street Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PP

    Trees in a conservation area notification - Beech Ash hedge line (marked G1, G2 and G3 on plan) crown lift to five metres and remove overhanging branches

    8 Sep 2026 Trees