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St Marys Church Church Street Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SG

DC/26/0456/TCAWorks to trees in Conservation AreaAwaiting decision

Proposal

Trees in a conservation area notification - one yew (marked on plan) reduce branches overhanging roof and wall by up to two metres

Received
20 March 2026
Decision due
1 May 2026
Ward
Withersfield
Agent
Tree Surgery Services
  1. Received20 Mar
  2. Validated20 Mar
  3. Consult.16 Apr
  4. Target1 May
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at St Marys Church Church Street Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SG. West Suffolk has handled 1,375 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 20 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Withersfield conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 48 applications across Withersfield. We hold 370 applications in total for the CB9 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
CB9 7SG
Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Withersfield

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 March 2026
Consultation expiry
17 April 2026
Consultation start
24 March 2026
Consultation end
16 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
17 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Tree Surgery Services
Agent address
Brakehill Lodge Farm Carbrooke IP25 6SU

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14796613
Documents
2
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Withersfield
  • Listed building: Grade II*: Church of St MaryOn or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Source: West Suffolk

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