Planning application
46 West Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EJ
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 Sycamore (on plan) pollard to seven metres above ground level
As published by the council, reference DC/26/1322/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/1322/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 28 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 28 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Minden
- Parish
- Bury St Edmunds Town Council
- Postcode
- IP33 3EJ
Comment by 22 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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28 Aug 2026
Received by West Suffolk
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1 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with West Suffolk for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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36 West Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EJ
98% historically approved · decision due ~10 Aug
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore, one Robinia and two Ailanthus (marked on plan) fell, one Amur maple (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by up to three metres and crown lift up to three metres above ground level, one Cherry (marked on plan) remove overhanging branch by up to six metres, one Cherry (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by three metres
Decided Trees -
13 West Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EL
Householder planning application - replacement windows to front elevation
Withdrawn Householder Windows or glazing 7 docsDomestic -
51A York Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EQ
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Elm (T1 on plan) partial crown reduction to remove major limb imposing on building, b. one Holly (T2 on plan) crown lift to three metres above ground level, c. one Leylandii (T3 on plan) fell, d. one Pine (T4 on plan) reduce crown height to 8 metres above ground level
Granted Trees 5 docs -
2 West Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EJ
Householder planning application - a. new fence onto existing wall b. replace existing fence and gate adjacent to highway c. replace existing railings with fence and gate and d. addition fence gate as per block plan
Granted Householder 13 docsSmall domestic -
2 West Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EJ
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Holly (T1 and T2 on plan) fell
Granted Trees 10 docs -
3 West Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EH
98% historically approved · decision due ~9 Sep
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Ash (marked 4 on plan) crown thin by 25 percent
Decided Trees 5 docs
Other trees applications
In West Suffolk
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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
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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
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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/26/1337/TCA Awaiting decision
Chalk Farm Thetford Road Fakenham Magna Suffolk IP24 2QX
Trees in a conservation area notification - one alder (as indicated on plan) fell; two crack willows (as indicated on plan) fell; three paperback birch (as indicated on plan) fell
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DC/26/1328/TCA Awaiting decision
30 Bridewell Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RE
Trees in a conservation area - one Fig (T1 on plan) fell, one Portuguese Laurel (T2 on plan) fell, one Cotoneaster (T3 on plan) fell, one Laurel hedge (T4 on plan) crown reduce in height by 2.5 metres