Planning application
20 Burlington Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2EU
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 (Ash) - prune back protruding limbs by 5m; prune back two parallel protruding limbs by 6m.
As published by the council, reference 26/00626/CALF
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00626/CALF
- Type
- Works to Trees within Conservation Area
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 17 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 7 Sep 2026
- Ward
- GIPPING
- Parish
- Southwest Area
- Postcode
- IP1 2EU
Comment by 28 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Ipswich through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ipswich register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00444/CALF Granted
20 Burlington Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2EU
Works to Tree: Yew tree (taxus baccata) - Fell, and treat the stump to prevent re-growth.
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21/00726/CALF Granted
20 Burlington Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2EU
Works to trees: Yew (T1) - Crown lift to 3m
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Aug 2026
Received by Ipswich
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7 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 2 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
4 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
Within 500 metres
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20 Burlington Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2EU
Works to trees: Yew (T1) - Crown lift to 3m
Granted Trees 3 docs -
20 Burlington Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2EU
Works to Tree: Yew tree (taxus baccata) - Fell, and treat the stump to prevent re-growth.
Granted Trees 2 docs -
Amenity Land At St Annes House 16 Burlington Road Ipswich Suffolk
Works to trees: Prune back Cedar deodara (T1) by up to 3m and raise up lower branches over car park by 2m, and prune back Lawson Cypress (T2) and Sycamore (T3) by up to 3m.
Withdrawn Trees 2 docs -
28 Burlington Road Ipswich Suffolk
Works to trees protected by TPO 26 of 1989: re-pollard Maple, 2x Horse Chestnut and 3x Lime back to previous pollarding points.
Granted Trees 2 docs -
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Broad Oke 7 Burlington Road Ipswich Suffolk
Works to trees: Cedar (T1) - Crown reduce all round by 2m and crown lift lowest branches by removing two lowest (approx. 13cm) over parking area; Cypress (T2) - Crown lift by removing lowest limb hanging low over car park.
Granted 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.