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Governors Mews Sicklesmere Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2GA

Awaiting decision West Suffolk DC/26/1537/TPO Trees

Works: Trees

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Proposal

TPO 196 (1993) tree preservation order - two Lime (G1 on plan and order) crown lift to 2.5 metres over footpath of Sicklesmere Road and remove basal epicormic growth

As published by the council, reference DC/26/1537/TPO

Application record

Reference
DC/26/1537/TPO
Category
Trees
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
8 Oct 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Ward
Southgate
Parish
Bury St Edmunds Town Council
Postcode
IP33 2GA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Oct 2026

    Received by West Suffolk

  2. 14 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 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.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Urban Forestry (Bury St Edmunds) Ltd. Agent, registered in Bury St Edmunds

Active · incorporated 1999 · Bury St Edmunds

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

2 documents on file for this application

  • APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 08 Oct 2026
  • TREE LOCATION PLAN Site and Other Plans/Drawings · 08 Oct 2026

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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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