Planning application
Suffolk College Rope Walk Ipswich Suffolk
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to tree protected by TPO 2 of 2004: reduce whole canopy of American Ash by 30%, remove dead wood, crown raise to 2.44m.
As published by the council, reference 25/00759/TALF
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00759/TALF
- Type
- Works to Trees covered by TPO
- Status
- Approved/Conditions
- Decision
- Granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 29 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 29 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 9 Dec 2025
- Ward
- ALEXANDRA
- Parish
- Central Area
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Oct 2025
Received by Ipswich
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9 Dec 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 9 December 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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