Planning application
Coach House Cottage High Street Yoxford Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 3EP
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
1no. Magnolia (shown in submitted photograph) - Reduce in height by up to 2.5 metres and shape
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0563/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0563/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 12 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 12 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Kelsale And Yoxford
- Parish
- Yoxford
- Postcode
- IP17 3EP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 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 9 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Tom Lyon Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Ipswich
Active · incorporated 2012 · Ipswich
16 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents 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 41 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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