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Old Farm Cottage The Street Walberswick Southwold Suffolk IP18 6UE

Awaiting decision East Suffolk DC/26/3440/TCA Works to Trees in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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Proposal

1no. Poplar (red circle on plan) - Fell

As published by the council, reference DC/26/3440/TCA

Application record

Reference
DC/26/3440/TCA
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
1 Oct 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Ward
Southwold
Parish
Walberswick
Postcode
IP18 6UE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Oct 2026

    Received by East Suffolk

  2. 4 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 26 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

Mark Botwrights tree services Agent, a tree-works contractor

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Documents

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

3 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 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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