6 College Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NN Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1010/TCA - Works to trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Silver birch (T1 on plan) - remove two downward growing secondary branches that overhand the neighbouring garden b. Himalayan birch (T2 on plan) - reduce lateral branch that grows towards adjacent maple by up to 1.5 metres c. one Apple (T3 on plan) crown thin by 50% and tip prune the remaining regrowth by up to 10cm… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jul 2026
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Consultation
7 Jul 2026
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Approved
13 Aug 2026

Approved on 13 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 13 Aug 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION - APPROVE TREES IN CA Decision Notice · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Officer Report · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Bollards at East End
List entry 1248303 · 9 m from the pin · 107 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 105 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 ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 192 m away: Bury St Edmund's Abbey: including the monks' cemetery and outer precinct and vineyard walls; Registered park or garden 187 m away: Abbey Gardens and Precincts; Inside the Bury St Edmunds built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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

Council
West Suffolk
Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
IP33 1NN
Received
3 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Abbeygate
Parish
Bury St Edmunds Town Council
Target decision
14 Aug 2026
Decision
No objections
Decision date
13 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Urban Forestry (Bury St Edmunds) Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 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
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 13 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15059781
Consultation
7 Jul 2026
Comments by
29 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

32 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

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West Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#186 of 296 councils
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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