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Open Courtyard Adjacent 152 High Street Lowestoft Suffolk

Awaiting decision East Suffolk DC/26/1716/TCA Works to Trees in Conservation Area

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

  1. 8 May 2026

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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.

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What 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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