Planning application
1 Whitton View Westerfield Road Westerfield Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9AD
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
1no. Oak (T1 on plan) - Remove 4 lowest branches on house side.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0433/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0433/TPO
- Type
- Works to Trees under TPO
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 3 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 3 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Carlford And Fynn Valley
- Parish
- Westerfield
- Postcode
- IP6 9AD
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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DC/25/4238/TPO Awaiting decision
1 Whitton View Westerfield Road Westerfield Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9AD
1no. Oak (T1 on plan, T3 on Order) - Overall crown reduction by 3 metres and crown lift over road by up to 6 metres
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Feb 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 31 March 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
ARC Tree Surgery Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Stowmarket
Active · incorporated 2009 · Stowmarket
4 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document 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 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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