Planning application
53 Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3SJ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Works to trees: T1 (Box) - dismantle to stump at ground level; T2 (Laburnum) & T3 (Japanese Maple) - reduce height and shape canopy; T4 (Himalayan Birch) - remove 3no. horizontal branches.
As published by the council, reference 26/00450/CALF
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00450/CALF
- Type
- Works to Trees within Conservation Area
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 12 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- ST MARGARETS
- Parish
- Central Area
- Postcode
- IP1 3SJ
Comment by 1 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Ipswich through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jun 2026
Received by Ipswich
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10 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Ipswich took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Ipswich for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Ipswich decided tree works applications in a median of 37 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
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51 Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3SJ
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Granted Trees 2 docs -
1 St Edmunds Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3QY
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Granted Trees 2 docs -
1 St Edmunds Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3QY
Works to trees: Holm Oak and Prunus trees: reduce crowns by up to 2m; London Plane tree: Pollard to height of 3m.
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1 St Edmunds Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3QY
Works to tree: Box Elder - reduce crown by 1.5m-2m.
Granted Trees 2 docs -
47 Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3SJ
Works to tree protected by TPO 7 of 2010 : Reduce Lawson Cypress (T1) height by 3m and lateral branches by 1m.
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47 Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3SJ
99% historically approved · decision due ~2 Dec
Works to tree: Reduce conifer height by 3m and lateral branches by 1m.
Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs
Other tree works applications
In Ipswich
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26/00591/CALF Granted
78 Berners Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3LU
Works to tree: Reduce height and spread of Magnolia by up to 2m.
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26/00694/TALF Awaiting decision
36 Larchcroft Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 6AR
Works to tree protected by TPO 21 of 1990: T1 (Willow) - prune by 3m all around.
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26/00686/CALF Awaiting decision
26 Tuddenham Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2SJ
Works to trees: T1 (False Acacia) - remove all branches and reduce to trunk only at existing height; T2 (Conifer) - reduce height by 2m all around and shape into oval; T3 (Lime) - reduce height by 3m and shape.
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26/00685/CALF Awaiting decision
45 Bolton Lane Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2BX
Works to trees: T1 & T2 (Silver Birch) - reduce height and spread of crowns by up to 2m.
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26/00676/TALF Awaiting decision
307 Belstead Road Ipswich Suffolk IP2 9EH
Works to trees protected by TPO 2 of 1972: T1 (Oak) - crown reduction of height and spread by up to 3m; T2 & T3 (Sycamore) - crown lift to 3m and crown reduction of height by up to 3m; T4 (Sycamore) - crown lift to 3m; T5 (Lime) - repollard new growth back by 5m to trunk.