The Willows Thurlow Road Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SA

1. 27 Oct 2026

   Received by West Suffolk

2. 30 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 22 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.

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.

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.

• Virginia House Thurlow Road Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SA

  DC/26/1109/VAR Submitted 23 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  Planning application - variation of conditions 2 and 3 of DC/24/1020/HH to enable use of amended plans for a. single storey side extension b. new window to side elevation first floor

  Granted Amendments Extension Windows or glazing 3 docs
  Small domestic

• New Barn Thurlow Road Withersfield CB9 7SA

  DC/21/1125/HH Submitted 21 May 2021 50 yards away

  Householder planning application - replace timber cladding with black, fibre cement cladding

  Granted Householder 15 docs
  Domestic

• Virginia House Thurlow Road Withersfield CB9 7SA

  DC/21/1195/HH Submitted 1 Jun 2021 150 yards away

  Householder planning application - conversion of existing open sided structure to garden room

  Granted Householder 12 docs
  Small domestic

• Whitehall 30 Thurlow Road Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SA

  DC/23/0410/HH Submitted 13 Mar 2023 200 yards away

  Householder planning application - replacement boundary gates

  Granted Householder 9 docs
  Domestic

• Lilley Barn Turnpike Hill Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7RY

  DC/25/1733/TCA Submitted 3 Nov 2025 250 yards away

  Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Tulip (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to two metres b. one Magnolia (T2 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to one metre c. one Honey locust (T3 on plan) fell

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 10B Burton Hill Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SD

  DC/24/1821/TCA Submitted 13 Dec 2024 250 yards away

  Trees in a conservation area notification - one Goat Willow (as indicated on plan) pollarded back to previous pollard points

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• DC/26/1668/TCA Awaiting decision

  14 The Maltings High Street Cavendish Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8AZ

  Trees in a conservation area notification - group of Beech trees (G1 on plan) crown thin up to 30 percent on second and third order branches only

  Received 28 Oct, published by the council 30 Oct 2026 Trees
• DC/26/1670/TCA Awaiting decision

  Flempton House Bury Road Flempton Suffolk IP28 6EG

  Treees in a conservation area notification - one Conifer (T1 on plan) fell

  Received 28 Oct, published by the council 30 Oct 2026 Trees
• DC/26/1666/TCA Awaiting decision

  The Laurels 1 Homestall Crescent Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SG

  Trees in a conservation area notification - one Beech two Cherry and one Apple (marked on plan) fell

  Received 27 Oct, published by the council 30 Oct 2026 Trees
• DC/26/1662/TCA Awaiting decision

  10 Cricket Meadow Stradishall Suffolk CB8 8YX

  Trees in a conservation area notification - two Field Maple (marked on plan) and one Hawthorn (marked on plan) crown lift secondary and tertiary branches to three metres above ground level; reduce height by up to three metres and crown thin by up to 15 percent

  Received 27 Oct, published by the council 28 Oct 2026 Trees
• DC/26/1652/TCA Awaiting decision

  Fornham Hall The Street Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JJ

  Trees in a conservation area notification - one Ash (marked on plan) reduce height by up to three metres and four Conifers (marked on plan) fell

  Received 26 Oct, published by the council 28 Oct 2026 Trees