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4 St Edmunds Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3QZ

Granted Ipswich 24/00851/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: 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.

As published by the council, reference 24/00851/CALF

Application record

Reference
24/00851/CALF
Type
Works to Trees within Conservation Area
Status
Approved/Conditions
Decision
Granted As published: Granted subject to conditions
Received
5 Nov 2024
Validated
5 Nov 2024
Decided
6 Dec 2024
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.

  • 23/00826/CALF Granted

    4 St Edmunds Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3QZ

    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.

    Decided 22 Nov 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Nov 2024

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 6 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

  3. 22 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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2 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Ipswich granted permission on 6 December 2024, 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.

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  • 4 St Edmunds Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3QZ

    23/00826/CALF Submitted 23 Oct 2023 50 yards away

    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.

    Granted Trees 2 docs
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    21/00381/CALF Submitted 13 Apr 2021 50 yards 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 50 yards 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.

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  • 59 Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3SN

    24/00861/CALF Submitted 8 Nov 2024 50 yards away

    Works to trees: 2no. Leylandii - fell.

    Granted Trees 2 docs
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    24/00567/CALF Submitted 7 Aug 2024 50 yards away

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    Granted Trees 2 docs
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    25/00664/CALF Submitted 29 Sep 2025 50 yards away

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In Ipswich

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    Received 12 Jun, published by the council 16 Sep 2026 Trees
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    Received 25 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Trees
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    Received 30 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Trees
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