Planning application
Governors Mews Sicklesmere Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2GA
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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
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8 Oct 2026
Received by West Suffolk
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14 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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
22 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 100% granted
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat 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/26/1608/TCA Awaiting decision
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DC/26/1609/TCA Awaiting decision
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