Shrublands Tut Hill Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6LE Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1294/TPO - Works to TPO's Pending

Proposal

TPO 115 (1986) tree preservation order - three Lime, one Horse Chestnut, one Beech and one Sycamore (marked on plan and within G5 on order) overall reduction by up to three metres and one Lime and one Sycamore (marked on plan and within G5 on order) reduce branches overhanging neighbouring property by up to three metres… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Consultation
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 10 Oct 2026, from West Suffolk's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 28 Sept 2026.

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Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Shrublands
List entry 1031303 · 4 m from the pin · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 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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Also on the record
Conservation area 26 m away: Fornham All Saints; Inside the Fornham All Saints built-up area; Priority habitat 31 m away: Traditional orchard; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 2026. 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.

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Important details

Application type
Works to TPO's
Postcode
IP28 6LE
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
The Fornhams And Great Barton
Parish
Fornham All Saints
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Stuart Langston Arboricultural Specialist

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. West Suffolk usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 39.

Day 1541 days to the 56-day target
93%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
307decided 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.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15179584
Consultation
2 Sept 2026
Comments by
28 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Oct 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