Planning application
The Old Wool Shop High Street Yoxford Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 3EP
Works: Trees Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1no. Portuguese laurel (marked red on plan) - Reduce in height by 1.8 metres and 1.2 metres in radial spread, and remove large lowest limb overhanging fence
As published by the council, reference DC/26/2701/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/2701/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Responded
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections
- Received
- 30 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Kelsale And Yoxford
- Parish
- Yoxford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- IP17 3EP
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/3351/TCA Awaiting decision
The Old Wool Shop High Street Yoxford Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 3EP
1no. Laurel (T1 on plan) - Crown reduce to metres in height
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jul 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Sep 2026
Decision issued: No Objections
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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5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
East Suffolk granted permission on 4 September 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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