Planning application
Quercus Cottage 35 Church Hill Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1ES
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.
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jan 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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7 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Feb 2026
Decision issued: No Objections
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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