Planning application
5 Wootton Drive Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3RT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to trees: Reduce crown of Holm Oak by up to 3m, and pollard Ash to height of 3m.
As published by the council, reference 25/00689/CALF
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00689/CALF
- Type
- Works to Trees within Conservation Area
- Status
- Approved/Conditions
- Decision
- Granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 7 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 7 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 6 Nov 2025
- Ward
- ST MARGARETS
- Parish
- Central Area
- Postcode
- IP1 3RT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ipswich register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/00690/TALF Granted
5 Wootton Drive Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3RT
Works to tree protected by TPO 8 of 2003: Reduce crown of Walnut by up to 1.5m.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Oct 2025
Received by Ipswich
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6 Nov 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 6 November 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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5 Wootton Drive Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3RT
Works to tree protected by TPO 8 of 2003: Reduce crown of Walnut by up to 1.5m.
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3 Constitution Hill Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3RQ
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3 Constitution Hill Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3RQ
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67 Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3SW
Works to trees and hedge: T1 - Strawberry Tree (Fell); T2 - Yew (Fell); T3 - Pittosporum (Fell); T4 - Yew (Fell); T5 - Holly (Fell); T6 - Holm Oak (Crown reduction: height by 2m, lateral spread by 1.5m); T7 - Sycamore (Fell); H1 - Laurel Hedge (Fell).
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67 Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3SW
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Granted Trees 2 docs
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26/00686/CALF Awaiting decision
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26/00685/CALF Awaiting decision
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26/00676/TALF Awaiting decision
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