Planning application
Open Courtyard Adjacent 152 High Street Lowestoft Suffolk
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
1no. Sycamore (marked 1 on submitted plan) - Clear Street signs 1no. Maidenhair (marked 2 on submitted plan) - Fell 1no. Maidenhair (marked 3 on submitted plan) - Raise crown to 2.5m from ground level
As published by the council, reference DC/26/1716/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/1716/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 8 May 2026
- Validated
- 8 May 2026
- Ward
- Harbour And Normanston
- Parish
- Lowestoft
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 May 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 3 July 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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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