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17 Church Street Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1DS

Awaiting decision East Suffolk DC/26/3315/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

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

  1. 21 Sep 2026

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 23 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

2 documents on file for this application

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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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