Planning application
4 Falmouth Gardens Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7DL
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 - two Limes (G1 on plan) crown reduction in height by eight metres
As published by the council, reference DC/26/1471/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/1471/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 24 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 2 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Newmarket North
- Parish
- Newmarket Town Council
- Postcode
- CB8 7DL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Sep 2026
Received by West Suffolk
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2 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
The Joshua Tree (Suffolk) Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Newmarket
Active · incorporated 2020 · Newmarket
101 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 92% granted
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See their track recordWhat 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 41 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 0.3 miles
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10 Falmouth Gardens Newmarket CB8 7DL
Householder Planning Application - 2 storey side extension (following demolition of existing garage)
Granted Householder Extension Demolition 14 docsDomestic -
1 Balaton Place Snailwell Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7YP
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Acacia (T1 on plan) crown lift to 4.5 metres above ground level and reduce crown by up to two metres
Granted Trees 8 docs -
8 Balaton Place Snailwell Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7YP
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Robinia (T1 on plan) - remove lowest branch growing over the roof back to secondary stem and overall crown reduction by up to two metres b. six Lime and two Sorbus (G1 on plan) reduce in height to previous pollard points and reduce laterals by up to two metres on the outside.
Granted Trees 8 docs -
Street Record Snailwell Road Newmarket Suffolk
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Beech (T1 on plan) fell
Granted Trees 6 docs -
The Garden Cottage 6 Argent Place Newmarket CB8 7XG
TPO 032 (1960) - Tree Preservation Order -(I) 1 no. Cherry Tree (T1 on plan) - Reduce back to previous prune points (ii) 1 no. Yew Tree (T2 on plan) - Trim the side that overhangs the flower bed, back by 0.5 metres (iii) 1 no. Silver Birch (T3 on plan) - Reduce by 3 metres vertically and 1 metre horizontally (iv) 1 no. Silver Birch (T4 on plan) - Reduce by 2 metres vertically and 1 metre horizontally (v) 1 no. Holly Tree (T5 on plan) - Remove 3 metres from the top.
Granted Trees -
9 Balaton Place Snailwell Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7YP
Trees in a conservation area notification. a. one Walnut (T1 on plan) reduce crown to previous pruning points, b. one Bean (T2 on plan) fell, c. one Walnut (T3 on plan) overall crown reduction by three metres
Granted Trees 7 docs
Other tree works applications
In West Suffolk
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DC/26/1620/TCA Awaiting decision
Pakenham Lodge The Street Pakenham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2JX
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Palm (T1) one Prunus (T8) one Ash (T12) fell b. three Beech (T9 T17 T18) two Lime (T6 T7) one Weeping Willow (T11) one Horse Chestnut (T13) and one Sycamore (T16) crown lift to three metres c. one Leyland (T5) reduce height by six metres d. one Lime (T4) right damaged stem pollarded to 5 meters in height, and overall crown reduction by up to 4.5 metres
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DC/26/1608/TCA Awaiting decision
Autumn House 70 The Street Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Oak (T1 on plan) fell
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DC/26/1609/TCA Awaiting decision
Boyce House Sackville Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8DX
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Cedar (T1 on plan) fell b. one Lime (T2 on plan) pollard to six metres above ground level
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DC/26/1606/TCA Awaiting decision
7A Market Hill Clare Suffolk CO10 8NN
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Silver Birch (on plan) crown thin by 25 percent and crown reduction by two metres one Quince (on plan) prune two branches by removing up to half a metre
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DC/26/1601/TCA Awaiting decision
Wellington Villa 3 Springfield Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3AN
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Indian Bean Tree (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by five metres