Planning application
Barkway House 18 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT
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 - one Horse Chestnut (T1 on plan) repollard to ten metres above ground level
As published by the council, reference DC/26/1288/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/1288/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 21 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Newmarket East
- Parish
- Newmarket Town Council
- Postcode
- CB8 7BT
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.
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Suffolk register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/0544/HH Granted
Barkway House 18 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT
Householder planning application - replacement fence and gates to front boundary
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Aug 2026
Received by West Suffolk
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25 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Newmarket
81 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 93% granted
Trade members see who it is, their full track record, and every application they have filed.
See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Netherby 48 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT
98% historically approved · decision due ~17 Aug
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. conifer hedge (G1 on plan) reduce height by three metres b. four Limes and four Conifers (G2 on plan)cut back by two metres and lift Limes five metres above ground
Decided Trees -
The Gables 20 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT
98% historically approved · decision due ~16 Oct
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cypress (T1 on plan) remove four lowest limbs on southwestern aspect
Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs -
Mesnil Warren 40 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT
97% historically approved · decision due ~15 Aug
Householder planning application - replacement gate and lowering height of existing brick piers
Awaiting decision Householder 4 docsDomestic -
Mesnil Warren 40 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT
Trees in conservation area notification - one larch, several box and laurel (G1 blue area on plan), one Pine, several box, holly and yew (G2 yellow area on plan), one Cherry (H1 - Red area) three Cherry (G3 - White area on plan) fell; Conifer Hedge (H3 -Orange area) Privet hedging (H4 - Green area on plan) and mixed hedge (H1 red area and H2 Purple area) remove
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Reydon Lodge 38 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cherry (T1 on plan) lateral crown reduction on eastern side (over lawn) by up to one metre, one Cherry (T2 on plan) lateral crown reduction on eastern side (over lawn) by to one metre, one Yew (T3 on plan) crown lift to 2.5 metres above ground level, two Pine (T4 and T6 on plan) remove deadwood, row of Leylandii (T5 on plan) crown lift over path to four metres above ground level, one Yew (T6 on plan) crown lift over path to three metres above ground level, three Yew (T7 on plan) crown lift to 2.5 metres above ground level, one Sycaremore (T8 on plan) lateral crown reduction by three metres to reduce away from buildings, one Sycamore (T9 on plan) lateral crown reduction by three metres, one Horse Chestnut (T10 on plan) lateral crown reduction by two metres
Granted Trees 6 docs -
Freemason Lodge 35 Bury Road Newmarket CB8 7BY
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - (i) Pollard 4 no. Lime Trees to a height of 5 metres and (ii) Reduce 1 no. Sycamore tree to the height of 15 metres
Granted Trees 10 docs
Other tree works applications
In West Suffolk
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DC/26/1385/TCA Awaiting decision
Staunch House The Street Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Plum Cherry (T1 on plan) fell
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DC/26/1384/TCA Awaiting decision
The Chestnuts 56 The Street Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AA
Trees in a conservation area notification - One Silver Birch (T1 on plan) fell
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DC/26/1383/TCA Awaiting decision
Barton Hall The Street Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AW
Trees in a conservation area notification - One Beech (T1 on plan) fell
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DC/26/1386/TCA Awaiting decision
St Marys Church The Street Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AP
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. four Hornbeam (T1-T4 on plan) fell b. one Cedar (T5 on plan) crown raise to four metres above ground level and reduce canopy on northern lateral aspect by two and a half metres
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DC/26/1370/TCA Awaiting decision
9 Queens Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3ES
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Magnolia (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by three metres