Holly Lodge The Street Fornham St Martin Suffolk IP31 1SW Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/0205/TPO - Works to TPO's Approved

Proposal

TPO 290(1973) tree preservation order - one walnut (marked T001 on plan and T14 on order) reduce branches overhanging garage by up to two metres on north, west and south aspects and up to three metres on eastern aspect to previous reduction points Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Feb 2026
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Consultation
13 Feb 2026
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Approved
25 Mar 2026

Approved on 25 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Boundary Wall to Garden of Fornham House, Grade II, about 42 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Fornham St Martin built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £274,375 in April 2022. Detached house, freehold.

14 April 2022£274,375
5 March 2018£590,000
23 November 2012£282,700

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Works to TPO's
Postcode
IP31 1SW
Received
10 Feb 2026
Validated
10 Feb 2026
Ward
The Fornhams And Great Barton
Parish
Fornham St. Martin Cum St.Genevieve
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Apr 2026
Decision
Approve application
Decision date
25 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Haydens Arboricultural Consultants Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 4 days slower than West Suffolk's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
397decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by West Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. West Suffolk decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14688967
Planning Portal ref
PP-14688967
Consultation
13 Feb 2026
Comments by
10 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#186 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

West Suffolk is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #208 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #104 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #95 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #208 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #204 of 296
64%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
51 decided
1,018
Total decisions
91 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.