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1 Whitton View Westerfield Road Westerfield Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9AD

Awaiting decision East Suffolk DC/25/4238/TPO Works to Trees under TPO

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

1no. Oak (T1 on plan, T3 on Order) - Overall crown reduction by 3 metres and crown lift over road by up to 6 metres

As published by the council, reference DC/25/4238/TPO

Application record

Reference
DC/25/4238/TPO
Type
Works to Trees under TPO
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
3 Nov 2025
Validated
4 Nov 2025
Ward
Carlford And Fynn Valley
Parish
Westerfield
Postcode
IP6 9AD

Site history

Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • DC/26/0433/TPO Awaiting decision

    1 Whitton View Westerfield Road Westerfield Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9AD

    1no. Oak (T1 on plan) - Remove 4 lowest branches on house side.

    Submitted 3 Feb 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Nov 2025

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 4 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 30 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    East Suffolk took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

ARC Tree Surgery Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Stowmarket

Active · incorporated 2009 · Stowmarket

4 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

2 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with East Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Suffolk decided tree works applications in a median of 41 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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