Bell House The Street Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2JU Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1394/TCA - Works to trees in Conservation Area Pending Consideration
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (T1 on plan) remove basal epicormic branches on the garden aspect to a height of three metres above ground level; one Golden false acacia (T2 on plan) reduce in height by up to 2.5 metres and reduce lateral branches by up to 1.5 metres; one tree (dead) (T3) fell Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Oct 2026, from West Suffolk's recent tree and landscaping works.

The consultation period closed on 5 Oct 2026.

Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Bell House
List entry 1284957 · 2 m away · 8 more listed buildings within 150 m (8 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 ↗
Pakenham 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
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Pakenham 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £690,000 in May 2026. Detached house, freehold.

21 May 2026£690,000
17 July 2014£552,109
1 November 2004£405,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
West Suffolk
Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
IP31 2JU
Received
8 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Pakenham & Troston
Parish
Pakenham
Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Urban Forestry (Bury St Edmunds) Ltd.

Decision outlook

Day 31 of the 56-day target. West Suffolk usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 39.

Day 3125 days to the 56-day target
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.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15212303
Planning Portal ref
PP-15212303
Consultation
14 Sept 2026
Comments by
5 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Oct 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
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use