Planning application
169 Rushmere Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 3LB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to trees protected by TPO 20 of 1994: Remove lowest two branches of Norway Maple (T1) and remove lowest four branches of Beech (T2).
As published by the council, reference 25/00602/TALF
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00602/TALF
- Type
- Works to Trees covered by TPO
- Status
- Approved/Conditions
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 29 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 29 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 10 Oct 2025
- Ward
- BIXLEY
- Parish
- Northeast Area
- Postcode
- IP4 3LB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ipswich register
This site has had 11 applications since 2023: 10 approved, 1 refused.
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24/00923/FUL Granted
169 Rushmere Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 3LB
Erection of attached garage and new driveway (retrospective), front wall, and entrance gates.
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24/00848/NMMA Refused
169 Rushmere Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 3LB
Non-material amendment to planning permission 23/00768/FUL (Erection of attached garage and new driveway, front wall, and entrance gates.) to substitute the approved gate, and railings above brickwork wall to satin black steel horizontal bars.
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24/00729/TALF Granted
169 Rushmere Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 3LB
Works to trees protected by TPO 20 of 1994: T1 Hornbeam - side reduce eastern branches by 2.5- 3 metres; T2 Beech - side reduce eastern branches by 2.5- 3 metres; T3 Sweet Chestnut - side reduce eastern branches by 2.5- 3 metres; T4 Beech - side reduce eastern branches by 3 - 3.5 metres; T8 Maple - side reduce southern branches by 3 - 3.5 metres; T9 Red Oak - side reduce southern branches by 3 - 3.5 metres; T10 Beech - side reduce southern branches by 2.5 - 3 metres
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24/00704/FUL Granted
169 Rushmere Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 3LB
Erection of front porch.
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24/00656/NMMA Granted
169 Rushmere Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 3LB
Non-material amendment to planning permission 23/00768/FUL (Erection of attached garage and new driveway, front wall, and entrance gates.) involving lowering of front boundary wall with addition of railings to same height as previously approved wall, and driveway finish modified to speckled tarmac.
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24/00378/NMMA Granted
169 Rushmere Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 3LB
Non-material amendment to planning permission 23/00692/FUL (Erection of two-storey and single-storey rear extension, extension of roof over the 2nd bedroom and various alterations to exterior of the dwelling) to change the approved rooftiles.
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24/00236/NMMA Granted
169 Rushmere Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 3LB
Non-material amendment to planning permission 23/00768/FUL (Erection of attached garage and new driveway, front wall, and entrance gates) to change external finish of garage to render.
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24/00150/FUL Granted
169 Rushmere Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 3LB
Erection of two-storey and single-storey rear extension, extension of roof over the 2nd bedroom, erection of front porch and various alterations to exterior of the dwelling.
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23/00768/FUL Granted
169 Rushmere Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 3LB
Erection of attached garage and new driveway, front wall, and entrance gates.
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23/00692/FUL Granted
169 Rushmere Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 3LB
Erection of two-storey and single-storey rear extension, extension of roof over the 2nd bedroom and various alterations to exterior of the dwelling.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Aug 2025
Received by Ipswich
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10 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions
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24 Jul 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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ipswich granted permission on 10 October 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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