21 Northgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1HP Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/0960/TCA - Works to trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Trees in a conservation area notification - one Bamboo, one Holly, one Leylandii and one unknown species (marked G1 on plan) fell Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jun 2026
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Consultation
24 Jun 2026
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Approved
27 Jul 2026

Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 28 Jul 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION - APPROVE TREES IN CA Decision Notice · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Officer Report · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF PARISH COUNCIL COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Bury St Edmunds Town Centre 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 ↗
11 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 25, 26 and 27, Northgate Street, Grade II, 35 m away · 1 Grade II*, 10 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 Bury St Edmunds built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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

Council
West Suffolk
Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
IP33 1HP
Received
23 Jun 2026
Validated
23 Jun 2026
Ward
Eastgate
Parish
Bury St Edmunds Town Council
Target decision
4 Aug 2026
Decision
No objections
Decision date
27 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
The Joshua Tree (Suffolk) Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 5 days faster than West Suffolk's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
598decided 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-15033357
Planning Portal ref
PP-15033357
Consultation
24 Jun 2026
Comments by
16 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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