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White Cottage The Street Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PP

Awaiting decision West Suffolk DC/26/1421/TCA Trees

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 cherry (T1 on plan) crown thin by 20 percent, overall crown reduction by three metres and lateral branches shortened by three metres, four apple (T2,T3,T4 and T5 on plan) and one quince (T6 on plan) crown thin by 30 percent, overall crown reduction by two metres and lateral branches shortened three metres.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/1421/TCA

Application record

Reference
DC/26/1421/TCA
Category
Trees
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
14 Sep 2026
Validated
14 Sep 2026
Postcode
CB8 9PP

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Suffolk register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/25/1356/TCA Granted

    White Cottage The Street Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PP

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one cherry (T1 on plan) crown thin by maximum of 30 percent, overall crown reduction by maximum of four metres, lateral branches shortened by maximum of three metres, four apple (T2,T3,T4 and T5 on plan), one quince (T6 on plan) crown thin by maximum of 30 percent, overall crown reduction by maximum of three metres, lateral branches shortened by maximum of three metres

    Decided 7 Oct 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Sep 2026

    Received by West Suffolk

  2. 16 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 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.

What 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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