Planning application
9 Farm Close Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 8RP
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
TPO/047/2021 - G5 1no. Oak (marked T1 on submitted plan) - Reduce crown and reshape by up to 2.5m, Raise crown to 6m from ground level, remove dead wood 1no. Oak (marked T2 on submitted plan) - Reduce laterals encroaching driveway by 2m 1no. Oak (marked T3 on submitted plan) - Remove lowest easterly lateral and branch stub opposite, remove dead wood 1no. Oak (marked T4 on submitted plan) - Remove epicormic growth from stem up to primary union 1no. Oak (marked T5 on submitted plan) - Remove 6no. lowest laterals and major dead wood 1no. Oak (marked T6 on submitted plan) - Remove lowest westerly limb, reshape upper canopy by 2m
As published by the council, reference DC/26/2862/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/2862/TPO
- Type
- Works to Trees under TPO
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 12 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Carlton And Whitton
- Parish
- Lowestoft
- Postcode
- NR33 8RP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Aug 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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13 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 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
4 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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