Bell Cottage Church Road Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AH

1. 11 Aug 2026

   Received by West Suffolk

2. 11 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 6 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   West Suffolk took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with West Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Suffolk decided tree works applications in a median of 40 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AH

  DC/26/1132/TCA Submitted 27 Jul 2026 0m away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~21 Sep

  Trees in a conservation area notification - one Plum (T41 on plan) fell

  Decided Trees 7 docs

• St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AH

  DC/25/1367/TCA Submitted 1 Sep 2025 45m away

  Trees in a conservation area notification - one cherry (T1 on plan) removal of lowest secondary branch on south aspect, one holly (T15 on plan) crown lift up to 2.5 metres above ground level and removal of secondary branches, one yew (T16 on plan) crown lift to 2 metres above ground level, one yew (T27 on plan) crown lift to 0.5 metres above ground level, lateral crown reduction on eastern aspect by 1 metre and lateral crown reduction on south western aspect by up to 1 metre, one chestnut (T39 on plan) crown lift to 2 metres above ground level

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell Suffolk

  DC/21/1587/TCA Submitted 30 Jul 2021 59m away

  Trees in a conservation area notification - one Elder (T3 on plan) fell; one Poplar (T7 on plan) selective crown reduction by shortening lowest branch on east side by 2.5 metres and selective crown lift by removal of the lowest live branch on the SW side; one Spruce (T8 on plan) removal of lower branches and crown lift to 4 metres; four Limes (T12, T14, T18, T20 on plan) remove basal growth to a height of 1.5 metres; one Holly (T15 on plan) prune branches to give 0.5 metre clearance from cable; one Leylandi (T26 on plan) selective crown lift by removal of one branch on the SE side; one plum (T34 on plan) fell; one Plum (T49 on plan) - remove sucker growth

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Land To The North Of School Lane Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AF

  DC/26/0856/FUL Submitted 3 Jun 2026 62m away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~29 Jul

  Planning application - 14 dwellings including access, landscaping, play space, open space, car parking, cycle parking and bin storage.

  Awaiting decision Full applications
  Major scheme

• 1 Chalet Cottages Church Road Bardwell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1AH

  DC/19/2247/TCA Submitted 13 Nov 2019 94m away

  Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - 2no. (i) Yew (T001 on plan) crown reduction of 2 metres to south/south eastern aspect and crown lift to 3 metres (ii) (T004 on plan) raise branches to 4 metres over outbuildings

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 2 The Croft Bardwell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1AN

  DC/26/0661/HH Submitted 28 Apr 2026 135m away

  Householder planning application - two storey side extension

  Granted Householder Extension 9 docs
  Domestic

• DC/26/1353/TCA Awaiting decision

  Mulberry Lodge 31 Brookside Moulton Suffolk CB8 8SG

  Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (T1 on plan) fell; one Beech (T1 on plan) - fell

  2 Sep 2026 Trees
• DC/26/1338/TCA Awaiting decision

  Lodge Barn Cottage, Annexe The Green Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JX

  Trees in a conservation area notification - one Plum (marked T1 on plan) overall reduction in height by two metres and shaped by reducing lateral limbs by one metre and one mixed species hedge (marked G1 on plan) overall reduction by one metre

  1 Sep 2026 Trees
• DC/26/1340/TCA Awaiting decision

  15 The Street Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AW

  Trees in a conservation area notification - one Western Red Cedar (marked on plan) fell

  1 Sep 2026 Trees
• DC/26/1335/TCA Awaiting decision

  1 Dumpling Bridge Lane Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9JU

  Trees in a conservation area notification - two Cherry (marked on plan) overall reduction by up to two metres and crown thin by 30 percent

  1 Sep 2026 Trees
• DC/26/1329/TPO Awaiting decision

  1 Beech Park Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2JL

  TPO 341 (1973) tree preservation order - one Ash (T1 on plan, within area A1 on order) fell

  1 Sep 2026 Trees