Planning application
Millfield House Millfield Road Walberswick Southwold Suffolk IP18 6UD
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
2no. Holm oak (lefthand side of main drive, 5 metres from gate) - Repollard to previous pruning points 1no. Poplar (immediately adjacent to lefthand side of main gate) - Crown lift to metres from ground level
As published by the council, reference DC/26/1858/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/1858/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 20 May 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Southwold
- Parish
- Walberswick
- Postcode
- IP18 6UD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 May 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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8 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 August 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
Mark Botwrights tree services Agent, a tree-works contractor
17 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 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 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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