Fornham Hall The Street Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JJ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/0904/TCA - Works to trees in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by three metres Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Consultation
18 Jun 2026
Approved
27 Jul 2026

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

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: Bridge House
List entry 1376907 · 7 m from the pin
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.
Historic England ↗
Fornham All Saints 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
Inside the Fornham All Saints built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, 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
IP28 6JJ
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Ward
The Fornhams And Great Barton
Parish
Fornham All Saints
Target decision
29 Jul 2026
Decision
No objections
Decision date
27 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 40 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15004713
Consultation
18 Jun 2026
Comments by
9 Jul 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