Planning application
Orlop House 36 Chapel Street Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 4NF
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
1no. Group of Conifer trees and shrubs (G001 on submitted plan) - Reduce in height to approx. 5ft from drive & public path
As published by the council, reference DC/25/4484/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/4484/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 19 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 19 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Woodbridge
- Parish
- Woodbridge
- Postcode
- IP12 4NF
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/25/2490/TCA Granted
Orlop House 36 Chapel Street Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 4NF
1no. Laurel (T001 on submitted plan) - Reduce crown by 1-2m 1no. Hornbeam (T002 on submitted plan) - Reduce crown by 1-2m 1no. Alder (T003 on submitted plan) - Fell 1no. Pyracantha (T004 on submitted plan) - Fell
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Nov 2025
Received by East Suffolk
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 January 2026, 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
Elite Tree Services (EA) Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor
57 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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