Planning application
Highbury House 57 Westgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QG
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.
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Oct 2026
Received by West Suffolk
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12 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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DC/26/1620/TCA Awaiting decision
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DC/26/1608/TCA Awaiting decision
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DC/26/1609/TCA Awaiting decision
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DC/26/1606/TCA Awaiting decision
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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
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