Planning application
4 Park Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3ST
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for tree works: Tree of Heaven - Reduce lower overextended limbs over the lawn by 2m to reduce end weight and bring into balance with the remaining canopy. Cherry - Reduce the vertical growth at the recent failure point by 1-1.5m and prune to clear footpath to a height of 2m.
As published by the council, reference 25/00634/CALF
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00634/CALF
- Type
- Works to Trees within Conservation Area
- Status
- Approved/Conditions
- Decision
- Granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 22 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 22 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 22 Oct 2025
- Ward
- ST MARGARETS
- Parish
- Central Area
- Postcode
- IP1 3ST
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ipswich register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00441/CALF Granted
4 Park Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3ST
Works to tree: T1 Tree of Heaven - Reduce the height and spread of the tree by 3-4 metres and balance to reduce risk of further limb failures.
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26/00316/CALF Granted
4 Park Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3ST
Works to a tree: Remove one large decaying limb of Tree of Heaven (T2) back to a suitable growth point / union and reduce remaining canopy by up to 3m.
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24/00159/CALF Granted
4 Park Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3ST
Works to trees: T1 - Lime (Tilia spp) - Pollard crown back to previous pollard points; T2 - Robinia pseudoacacia - remove dead wood 300mm and lightly reduce remaining lateral growth by 1.5 meters to balance crown; T3 - Prunus Cerasifera 'Pissardii' - lateral reduction by 1 - 0.5 meters on side leaning towards building; T5 - Ailanthus altissima - reduce by 0.5 meters to clear phone lines.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Sep 2025
Received by Ipswich
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22 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions
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24 Jul 2026
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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 22 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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Within 500 metres
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4 Park Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3ST
Works to a tree: Remove one large decaying limb of Tree of Heaven (T2) back to a suitable growth point / union and reduce remaining canopy by up to 3m.
Granted Trees 2 docs -
4 Park Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3ST
Works to trees: T1 - Lime (Tilia spp) - Pollard crown back to previous pollard points; T2 - Robinia pseudoacacia - remove dead wood 300mm and lightly reduce remaining lateral growth by 1.5 meters to balance crown; T3 - Prunus Cerasifera 'Pissardii' - lateral reduction by 1 - 0.5 meters on side leaning towards building; T5 - Ailanthus altissima - reduce by 0.5 meters to clear phone lines.
Granted Trees 8 docs -
4 Park Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3ST
Works to tree: T1 Tree of Heaven - Reduce the height and spread of the tree by 3-4 metres and balance to reduce risk of further limb failures.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
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