Planning application
17 Church Street Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1DS
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Bay tree, reduce height by up to 3m. Maple tree, reduce height and spread by up to 1.5m. To let light into property.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/3315/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/3315/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 21 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 21 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Woodbridge
- Parish
- Woodbridge
- Postcode
- IP12 1DS
Comment by 13 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on East Suffolk's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 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 16 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
Acorn Trees Agent, registered in Polegate
Active · incorporated 2017 · Polegate
22 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 94% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 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 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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