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Land At North East Entrance To Sparrows Nest Whapload Road Lowestoft Suffolk

Awaiting decision East Suffolk DC/26/2742/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

11no. Holm Oak (location area marked with yellow line on submitted map) - Pollard to approx. 8m 14no. Poplar (location area marked with yellow line on submitted map) - Pollard to approx. 8m

As published by the council, reference DC/26/2742/TCA

Application record

Reference
DC/26/2742/TCA
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Harbour And Normanston
Parish
Lowestoft
Postcode
NR32 1XG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Aug 2026

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 12 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 7 October 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 54 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 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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