Cavendish Church Of England Primary School The Green Cavendish Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8BA Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1354/TCA - Works to trees in Conservation Area Pending

Proposal

Trees in a conservation area notification - 17 Hazels (withing area G2 on plan) crown reduction in height by up to two and a half metres, nine Mapels (withing area G2 on plan) fell, 13 Maples (within area G2 on plan) crown lift to four metres above ground level… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
2 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Oct 2026

This application is 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. Comments are open until 29 Sept 2026.

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Site constraints 4

Cavendish 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
5 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Cavendish built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, 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 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

Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
CO10 8BA
Received
2 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Clare, Hundon And Kedington
Parish
Cavendish
Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. West Suffolk usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 39.

Day 848 days to the 56-day target
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.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Comments by
29 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
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