Telephone Kiosk The Green Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JX Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1266/TCA - Works to trees in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Trees in a conservation area notification - one Maple (marked A on plan) and one Oak (marked B on plan) lift canopy by three metres above ground level and 5.4 metres over the road Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Aug 2026
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Consultation
21 Aug 2026
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Approved
25 Sept 2026

Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 26 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: K6 Telephone Kiosk Immediately South East of Village Hall, the Green
List entry 1376911 · 0 m away · 12 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 11 Grade II)
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 ↗
Fornham All Saints conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 184 m away: Sites NW and SE of Fornham All Saints; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Fornham All Saints 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

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

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Important details

Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
IP28 6JX
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
The Fornhams And Great Barton
Parish
Fornham All Saints
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision
No objections
Decision date
25 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, about the council's usual 39 days. 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15170372
Planning Portal ref
PP-15170372
Consultation
21 Aug 2026
Comments by
16 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#186 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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