Planning application
Edgewood 13 Chimney Mills West Stow Suffolk IP28 6ES
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Trees in a conservation area notification - three Leylandii (marked 1,2 and 3 on plan) reduce height to three metres above ground level, four Leylandii (marked 4,5,6,7 and 8 on plan) fell and one Leylandii (marked 6 on plan) remove branches overhanging garden by up to 8.5 metres and crown raise by 3.5 metres above ground level
As published by the council, reference DC/26/1277/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/1277/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 20 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Risby
- Parish
- Culford, West Stow & Wordwell
- Postcode
- IP28 6ES
Comment by 16 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to West Suffolk through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Aug 2026
Received by West Suffolk
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21 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Buildingcontrol: SE/02/1296/R (Building Work Complete)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
- CONTEXT PICTURE
- CONTEXT PICTURE
- CONTEXT PICTURE
- CONTEXT PICTURE
- CONTEXT PICTURE
- CONTEXT PICTURE
- CONTEXT PICTURE
- CONTEXT PICTURE
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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.
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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DC/26/1353/TCA Awaiting decision
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DC/26/1338/TCA Awaiting decision
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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
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DC/26/1340/TCA Awaiting decision
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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
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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