Planning application
78 Berners Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3LU
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 tree: Reduce height and spread of Magnolia by up to 2m.
As published by the council, reference 26/00591/CALF
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00591/CALF
- Type
- Works to Trees within Conservation Area
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 5 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Ward
- WESTGATE
- Parish
- Central Area
- Postcode
- IP1 3LU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Aug 2026
Received by Ipswich
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 September 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
2 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 38 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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72 Berners Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3LU
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Granted Conditions Extension Windows or glazing 3 docs -
79 Berners Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3LN
Discharge of conditions 2, 3 & 4 relating to P/24/00779/LBC (Excavate the area in front of the house to create a new front entrance with a door. Enlarge the rear window to install sliding glass doors and excavate at the back to improve garden access. Reconfigure the space to include two bedrooms/offices, a shower and utility room and a toilet. Relocate kitchen from the lower ground floor to the rear of the ground floor, renovate 1970s extension adding larger doors and windows. Adjust the wall between the current living area and the stairway and add secondary glazing to all windows throughout the house). Conditions 2- Joinery drawings for any new windows and doors; Condition 3- Full details of all 'damp-proofing' measures to be installed in the basement area; and Condition 4- Full details of any new external fixtures and fittings.
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26/00663/TALF Awaiting decision
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Works to trees protected by TPO 2 of 1994: T1 (Sweet Chestnut) - crown lift by 2m and removal of epicormic growth; T2 (Yew) & T3 (Sycamore) - crown lift by 3m.
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26/00662/CALF Awaiting decision
12 - 14 Burlington Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2EU
Works to tree: T1 (Magnolia) - crown reduction by 2m to all sides.
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26/00661/CALF Awaiting decision
11 Park Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3SS
Works to trees: T1 (Holm Oak) - reduce height and spread by 2-2.5m and balance; T2 (Cornus) - crown reduction, reduce height and spread by 1-1.5m and balance; T3 (Ash) - prune to clear wires; T4 & T5 (Magnolia) - crown reduction, reduce height and spread by 1-1.5m and balance.
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26/00530/TALF Granted
147 Alan Road Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8DP
Works to tree protected by TPO 11 of 1991: (T1) Ash: Reduce the stem to a pollard point approx. 5m and reduce remaining canopy to suitable replacement growth by up to 3m.
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26/00564/CALF Granted
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Works to tree: Tree of Heaven/Ailanthus altissima (T1) - fell.