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Quercus Cottage 35 Church Hill Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1ES

Granted East Suffolk DC/26/0035/TCA Works to Trees in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

1no. Sycamore (T1 on plan) - Crown thin by 20%, crown lift to 5 metres and crown reduction by up to 2 metres

As published by the council, reference DC/26/0035/TCA

Application record

Reference
DC/26/0035/TCA
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Responded
Decision
Granted As published: No Objections
Received
6 Jan 2026
Validated
7 Jan 2026
Decided
11 Feb 2026
Ward
Saxmundham
Parish
Saxmundham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IP17 1ES

Site history

Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/26/0830/TCA Granted

    Quercus Cottage 35 Church Hill Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1ES

    1no. Sycamore (T1 on plan) - Crown reduce to previous pruning points, removing approximately 5 metres of regrowth

    Decided 9 Apr 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Jan 2026

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 7 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: No Objections

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

East Suffolk granted permission on 11 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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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    Granted Trees 4 docs
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