Planning application
24 Lucerne Close Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 8EZ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
TPO No. 28 1no. Oak (marked T1 on submitted plan) - Remove dead wood, Crossing and suppressed branches, reduce northeast of crown by 1.5m. 1no. Cherry Plum (marked T2 on submitted plan) - Reduce northeast of crown by 2m
As published by the council, reference DC/26/3274/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/3274/TPO
- Type
- Works to Trees under TPO
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 17 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 17 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Carlton And Whitton
- Parish
- Lowestoft
- Postcode
- NR33 8EZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Sep 2026
Received by East Suffolk
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23 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 November 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
BH Trees and Woodland Consultancy Ltd Agent, registered in Norwich
Active · incorporated 2016 · Norwich
58 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 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 41 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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