Planning application
1A Gainsborough Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2UR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to trees: Thin out Liriodendron (T1) and Walnut (T2) by 20% and prune back Walnut (T2) from house by up to 2m.
As published by the council, reference 26/00423/CALF
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00423/CALF
- Type
- Works to Trees within Conservation Area
- Status
- Approved/Conditions
- Decision
- Granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 3 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 3 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 29 Jun 2026
- Ward
- ST MARGARETS
- Parish
- Central Area
- Postcode
- IP4 2UR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jun 2026
Received by Ipswich
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29 Jun 2026
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 29 June 2026, 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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