Planning application
Caldecott House 30 Brookhill Way Rushmere St Andrew Ipswich Suffolk IP4 5UL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
SCDC/97/00100 - W1 1no. Tree of Heaven (marked on submitted plan) - Fell
As published by the council, reference DC/25/4862/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/4862/TPO
- Type
- Works to Trees under TPO
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 15 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 4 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Rushmere St Andrew
- Parish
- Rushmere St Andrew
- Postcode
- IP4 5UL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Dec 2025
Received by East Suffolk
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4 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 April 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 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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 40 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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