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Orchard House 31 - 37 St Helens Street Ipswich Suffolk

Granted Ipswich 24/00999/CALF Works to Trees within Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Works to tree: Silver Birch (T1) - lift crown to 2.6m above footpath, reduce crown away from building to a minimum clearance of 1.5m, and reduce height by 2m and lateral limbs accordingly.

As published by the council, reference 24/00999/CALF

Application record

Reference
24/00999/CALF
Type
Works to Trees within Conservation Area
Status
Approved/Conditions
Decision
Granted As published: Granted subject to conditions
Received
19 Dec 2024
Validated
19 Dec 2024
Decided
27 Jan 2025
Ward
ALEXANDRA
Parish
Central Area

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Dec 2024

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 27 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

  3. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Ipswich granted permission on 27 January 2025, 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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