Planning application
Seacroft Millfield Road Walberswick Southwold Suffolk IP18 6UD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1no. Lawsons cypress (circled on plan)- Fell 1no. Dead Cherry and 1no. Dead Holly (circled on plan) - Fell
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0309/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0309/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Responded
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections
- Received
- 27 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 6 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Southwold
- Parish
- Walberswick
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP18 6UD
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/26/1026/DRC Granted
Seacroft Millfield Road Walberswick Southwold Suffolk IP18 6UD
Discharge of Condition No 6 of DC/23/3115/FUL - Part demolition, refurbishment and extension of an existing single family home. - Lighting Design Strategy for biodiversity.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jan 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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6 Mar 2026
Decision issued: No Objections
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9 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Mark Botwrights tree services Agent, a tree-works contractor
20 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils · 100% granted
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3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
East Suffolk granted permission on 6 March 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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