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DC/25/1070/TPO - Works to TPO's Approved

Proposal

TPO 028(1960) - Tree preservation order - one Oak (0GXA on plan) reduce crown by up to 2 metres; remaining branch structures to be reduced to reduce weight loading; reduction to reduce weight loading on north eastern stem Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

7 Jul 2025

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Consultation

8 Jul 2025

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Approved

27 Aug 2025

Approved on 27 Aug 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 2

Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 1 November 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 TPO's
Received: 7 Jul 2025
Validated: 7 Jul 2025
Ward: Southgate
Parish: Bury St Edmunds Town Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 1 Sept 2025
Decision: Approve application
Decision date: 27 Aug 2025
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 11 days slower than West Suffolk's median of 40 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

This one51d

Council40d

UK37d

93%decided within 8 weeks

98%approved

591decided 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.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14152040
Planning Portal ref: PP-14152040
Consultation: 8 Jul 2025
Comments by: 29 Jul 2025
Statutory expiry: 1 Sept 2025
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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