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Highbury House 57 Westgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QG

Awaiting decision West Suffolk DC/26/1535/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 - two Holly (marked on plan) reduce height to a minimum of 3.5 metres above ground level

As published by the council, reference DC/26/1535/TCA

Application record

Reference
DC/26/1535/TCA
Category
Trees
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
7 Oct 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Postcode
IP33 1QG

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Suffolk register

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

  • DC/25/1337/TCA Granted

    Highbury House 57 Westgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QG

    Trees in a conservation area notification - two lime (marked 1 on plan) reduce height to 3.75 metres, four yew (marked 2 on plan) three holly (marked 5 on plan) overall crown reduction to 5.5 metres, one silver birch (marked 3 on plan) remove branches blocking proposed speed camera on southern aspect, one birch (marked 3 on plan) remove branches overhanging highway

    Decided 2 Oct 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Oct 2026

    Received by West Suffolk

  2. 12 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 December 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 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.

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