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Bridge House The Street Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2JU

DC/26/0384/TCAWorks to trees in Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Trees in a conservation area notification - one beech (marked on plan)- overall reduction by up to 1.5 metres, 30 percent internal reduction targeting crossing limbs and reduce limbs on eastern aspect overhanging neighbouring garage roof by 2.5 metres, one walnut (marked on plan) - overall reduction by up to two metres over neighbours property and remove limb over workshop roof, one willow, one bay and two holly (marked on plan) - re-pollard to previous points, one spruce and two lawsons (marked on plan)- fell

Received
10 March 2026
Decision due
21 April 2026
Ward
Pakenham & Troston
Agent
Hawkins Forestry Ltd
  1. Received10 Mar
  2. Validated10 Mar
  3. Consult.1 Apr
  4. Target21 Apr
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Bridge House The Street Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2JU. West Suffolk has handled 1,375 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 10 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Pakenham conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 25 applications across Pakenham & Troston. We hold 1,715 applications in total for the IP31 postcode area.

98% of trees applications at West Suffolk Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
IP31 2JU
Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Pakenham

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 March 2026
Consultation expiry
1 April 2026
Consultation start
11 March 2026
Consultation end
1 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
1 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Hawkins Forestry Ltd
Agent address
Hawkins Forestry Ltd The Old Post Office The Street Drinkstone Bury St Edmunds IP30 9SR

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14767981
Documents
4
Constraints
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Pakenham
  • Listed building: Grade II: Bridge HouseOn this site · +1 more

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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