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4 St Edmunds Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3QZ

Granted Ipswich 23/00826/CALF Works to Trees within Conservation Area

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Works to trees: Reduce height and spread of Cornus Mas (T1) by up to 0.5m and balance; hard trim top and side to shape Thuja hedge (H1); prune back Tree of Heaven (G1) in neighbouring garden to boundary line; trim top and side Portuguese Laurel hedge (H2) to square/shape up. T2 Cotoneaster at far end LHS - prune lateral spread of Cotoneaster (T2) back by approx. 0.5-1m; fell Prunus (T3) to ground level; reduce height and spread of Japanese maple (T4) by approx. 1m and balance; tip prune back Cotoneaster (T5) to boundary line, prune back Cherry (T7) to boundary line; shorten low limb of Tree of Heaven (T8) growing toward neighbouring garden/over the fence.

As published by the council, reference 23/00826/CALF

Application record

Reference
23/00826/CALF
Type
Works to Trees within Conservation Area
Status
Approved/Conditions
Decision
Granted subject to conditions
Received
23 Oct 2023
Validated
23 Oct 2023
Decided
22 Nov 2023
Ward
ST MARGARETS
Parish
Central Area
Postcode
IP1 3QZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ipswich register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/00851/CALF Granted

    4 St Edmunds Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3QZ

    Works to trees: Cornus mas (T1) - Crown reduction by 1-1.5m; Japanese Maple (T4) - Crown reduction by 1m; 2no. Tree of Heaven (T8 & T9) - crown lift to 5m; 2no. Thuja (T10 & T11) - reduce height by 1m; Field maple group (G2) - crown reduction by 1-1.5m and shape; Quince (T18) - remove one low branch pushing on the wall and reduce the crown height and spread by 1-1.5m and shape.

    Decided 6 Dec 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Oct 2023

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 22 Nov 2023

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

  3. 16 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What this grant of permission means

Ipswich granted permission on 22 November 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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

  • 4 St Edmunds Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3QZ

    24/00851/CALF Submitted 5 Nov 2024 0m away

    Works to trees: Cornus mas (T1) - Crown reduction by 1-1.5m; Japanese Maple (T4) - Crown reduction by 1m; 2no. Tree of Heaven (T8 & T9) - crown lift to 5m; 2no. Thuja (T10 & T11) - reduce height by 1m; Field maple group (G2) - crown reduction by 1-1.5m and shape; Quince (T18) - remove one low branch pushing on the wall and reduce the crown height and spread by 1-1.5m and shape.

    Granted Trees 2 docs
  • 2 St Edmunds Place Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3RA

    21/00381/CALF Submitted 13 Apr 2021 22m away

    Works to trees: Removal of Maple and Conifer.

    Granted Trees 3 docs
  • 59 Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3SN

    26/00539/CALF Submitted 16 Jul 2026 39m away

    Works to trees: Reduce crowns of 3x Lawsons Cypress, 1x Holm Oak, 1x Beech, 2x Tree of Heaven and 1x Oak tree by up to 3m; fell dead Silver Birch.

    Granted Trees 2 docs
  • 59 Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3SN

    24/00861/CALF Submitted 8 Nov 2024 39m away

    Works to trees: 2no. Leylandii - fell.

    Granted Trees 2 docs
  • 1 St Edmunds Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3QY

    24/00567/CALF Submitted 7 Aug 2024 52m away

    Works to tree: London Plane - re-pollard by 5m.

    Granted Trees 2 docs
  • 1 St Edmunds Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3QY

    25/00664/CALF Submitted 29 Sep 2025 52m away

    Works to trees: Holm Oak and Prunus trees: reduce crowns by up to 2m; London Plane tree: Pollard to height of 3m.

    Granted Trees 2 docs

In Ipswich

  • 26/00591/CALF Granted

    78 Berners Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3LU

    Works to tree: Reduce height and spread of Magnolia by up to 2m.

    5 Aug 2026 Trees
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    36 Larchcroft Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 6AR

    Works to tree protected by TPO 21 of 1990: T1 (Willow) - prune by 3m all around.

    10 Sep 2026 Trees
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    26 Tuddenham Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2SJ

    Works to trees: T1 (False Acacia) - remove all branches and reduce to trunk only at existing height; T2 (Conifer) - reduce height by 2m all around and shape into oval; T3 (Lime) - reduce height by 3m and shape.

    10 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/00685/CALF Awaiting decision

    45 Bolton Lane Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2BX

    Works to trees: T1 & T2 (Silver Birch) - reduce height and spread of crowns by up to 2m.

    9 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/00676/TALF Awaiting decision

    307 Belstead Road Ipswich Suffolk IP2 9EH

    Works to trees protected by TPO 2 of 1972: T1 (Oak) - crown reduction of height and spread by up to 3m; T2 & T3 (Sycamore) - crown lift to 3m and crown reduction of height by up to 3m; T4 (Sycamore) - crown lift to 3m; T5 (Lime) - repollard new growth back by 5m to trunk.

    7 Sep 2026 Trees