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53 Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3SJ

Awaiting decision Ipswich 26/00450/CALF Works to Trees within Conservation Area

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

  1. 12 Jun 2026

    Received by Ipswich

  2. 10 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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.

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What 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.

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