Planning application
31 Pound Meadow Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JL
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
TPO 125 (1970) tree preservation order - one Sycamore (T1 on plan and on order) crown lift to eight metres above ground level
As published by the council, reference DC/26/1281/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/1281/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 21 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Sep 2026
- Ward
- The Fornhams And Great Barton
- Parish
- Fornham All Saints
- Postcode
- IP28 6JL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Aug 2026
Received by West Suffolk
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17 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 November 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- SPECIFICATION AND REASON FOR PROPOSED WORKS
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
- PHOTO 1
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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In West Suffolk
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DC/26/1200/TCA Granted
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DC/26/1096/TPO Granted
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DC/26/1198/TCA Granted
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DC/26/1425/TCA Awaiting decision
2 Brookside Dalham Suffolk CB8 8TG
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (marked on plan) fell
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DC/26/1183/TCA Granted
Fornham Hall The Street Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JJ
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Conifer (marked on plan) remove overhanging branches by up to two metres, one Elm (marked on plan) remove overhanging branches by 1.5 metres and five Silver Birch (marked on plan) remove overhanging branches by up to 3.5 metres