57 Drinkwater Close Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0QW Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1107/TPO - Works to TPO's Approved

Proposal

TPO 03 (1990) tree preservation order - a. one Lime (T1 on plan within G2 on order) reduce two lowest lateral limbs by two metres over boundary b. one Beech (T2 on plan within G2 on order) reduce middle and lower crown by 1.5 metres and reduce height by one metre Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
23 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
24 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
14 Sept 2026

Approved on 14 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 15 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Newmarket built-up area; Priority habitat 16 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
CB8 0QW
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Newmarket West
Parish
Newmarket Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve application
Decision date
14 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Oakes and Watson

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, 14 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15103948
Planning Portal ref
PP-15103948
Consultation
24 Jul 2026
Comments by
18 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Sept 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

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