Planning application
Highfield Residential Home London Road Halesworth Suffolk IP19 8LP
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
1no. Cypress (marked T2 on submitted plan) - Fell
As published by the council, reference DC/26/3102/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/3102/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 3 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 3 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Halesworth And Blything
- Parish
- Halesworth
- Postcode
- IP19 8LP
Comment by 29 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on East Suffolk's portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Suffolk register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/25/3950/TPO Granted
Highfield Residential Home London Road Halesworth Suffolk IP19 8LP
Proposal: TPO/065/2021 -W1 2no. Ash (T1-T2 on submitted plan) -Fell dead trees 6no. Ash (T3-T8 on submitted plan) -Pollard to 5-6m from ground level 1no. Cherry (T9 on submitted plan) - Fell dead tree 1no. Yew (T10 on submitted plan) - Fell dead tree 3no. Beech (T11-T13 on submitted plan) - Fell dead trees 1no. Lime (T14 on submitted plan) - Fell dead tree 1no. Ash (T15 on submitted plan) - Remove deadwood 1no. Oak (T16 on submitted plan) - Remove deadwood Conservation Area 3no. Ash (T17-T19 on submitted plan) - Reduce crown by 2-3m
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Sep 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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10 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 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 53 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Highfield Residential Home London Road Halesworth Suffolk IP19 8LP
Proposal: TPO/065/2021 -W1 2no. Ash (T1-T2 on submitted plan) -Fell dead trees 6no. Ash (T3-T8 on submitted plan) -Pollard to 5-6m from ground level 1no. Cherry (T9 on submitted plan) - Fell dead tree 1no. Yew (T10 on submitted plan) - Fell dead tree 3no. Beech (T11-T13 on submitted plan) - Fell dead trees 1no. Lime (T14 on submitted plan) - Fell dead tree 1no. Ash (T15 on submitted plan) - Remove deadwood 1no. Oak (T16 on submitted plan) - Remove deadwood Conservation Area 3no. Ash (T17-T19 on submitted plan) - Reduce crown by 2-3m
Granted Trees 4 docs -
3 Hanbury Close Halesworth Suffolk IP19 8DG
Proposal: TPO/061/2021- G1 1no. Lime (marked T1 on submitted plan)-Pollard at 8m from ground level 1no. Lime (marked T2 on submitted plan)-Reduce 2no. limbs on southwest from 8m to 4m
Granted Trees 6 docs -
Halesworth Methodist Church London Road Halesworth Suffolk IP19 8LR
Variation of condition 1 on DC/23/0246/VOC - Change of use from place of worship to day care centre including internal alterations; extend to the rear to create three new offices and two new parking spaces; erect a detached shed to be used for storage; replace railings to the front and side - Amended parking scheme to allow for a minibus to turn and change to surface material
Granted Amendments 12 docsSmall domestic -
7 Lansbury Road Halesworth IP19 8SA
Construction of a rear conservatory
Granted Full applications Extension -
70 Lansbury Road Halesworth Suffolk IP19 8SA
Consultation - PL0636 1 x 9m Medium Pole
Granted Outline 2 docs -
93 Dukes Drive Halesworth Suffolk IP19 8TJ
93% historically approved · decision due ~4 Mar
Single storey side extension to detached bungalow
Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 12 docsSmall domestic
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DC/26/3179/TCA Awaiting decision
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1no. Lime (marked T1 on submitted plan) - Fell 2no. Lime (marked T2 & T3 on submitted plan) - Re-pollard at approx. 4m from ground level 1no. Apple (marked T4 on submitted plan) - Re-prune to structure at approx. 4m 1no. Russian Olive (marked T5 on submitted plan) - Fell 1no. Beech (marked T6 on submitted plan) - Crown raise to 3m from ground level 1no. Cotoneaster (marked T7 on submitted plan) - Raise crown to 3m from ground level, reshape reduction by approx. 10% (0.5m - 1m)
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DC/26/2687/TCA Granted
The Ancient House Church Street Peasenhall Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 2HL
Carry out Priority 2, Priority 3 and Priority 4 work as per tree survey dated July 22nd 2026 T007 - Crown reduction by 25%