Planning application
The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
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 protected by TPO 3 of 1993: T25 (Oak) - fell.
As published by the council, reference 26/00656/TALF
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00656/TALF
- Type
- Works to Trees covered by TPO
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 28 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2026
- Ward
- BIXLEY
- Parish
- Northeast Area
- Postcode
- IP3 8NS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ipswich register
This site has had 8 applications since 2023: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00736/NMMA Awaiting decision
The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
Non-material amendment to planning permission 25/00194/FUL (Extension of the existing building to include a hydrotherapy pool, wellness suite, meeting rooms and an extended play/activity area. Internal alterations to office and kitchen area. Externally additional car parking and enhancements to existing planted areas) including new roof edge profile, feature glazed canopy, and solar shading system to the existing entry lobby, with associated roof alterations and making good of existing sedum roof.
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26/00546/NMMA Granted
The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
Non-material amendment to planning permission 25/00194/FUL (Extension of the existing building to include a hydrotherapy pool, wellness suite, meeting rooms and an extended play/activity area. Internal alterations to office and kitchen area. Externally additional car parking and enhancements to existing planted areas.) including alterations to parking and cycle provision and layouts; fenestration alterations; M and E enclosures; fencing; new, amended and removed walkways; layout amendments; retaining wall retention.
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26/00454/CON Granted
The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
Discharge of Conditions 4, 5 & 8 of planning permission 25/00194/FUL (Extension of the existing building to include a hydrotherapy pool, wellness suite, meeting rooms and extended play/activity area. Internal alterations to office and kitchen area. Externally additional car parking and enhancements to existing planted areas), relating to parking provision, air source heat pump and external lighting.
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26/00242/VC Granted
The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
Variation of condition 2 (extension of time to retain building onsite for a further 20 months) of application 24/00063/FUL (Installation of a single-storey Portakabin building to be used as office and hotdesking accommodation for a temporary period.)
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25/00194/FUL Granted
The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
Extension of the existing building to include a hydrotherapy pool, wellness suite, meeting rooms and an extended play/activity area. Internal alterations to office and kitchen area. Externally additional car parking and enhancements to existing planted areas.
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24/00063/FUL Granted
The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
The installation of a single-storey Portakabin building to be used as office and hotdesking accommodation for a temporary period.
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23/00118/TALF Granted
The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
Works to tree protected by TPO3 of 1993: Remove deadwood from English Oaks T003 and T005, Scots Pine T004, and Sycamore T006 and branches overhanging chalkboard/communal area; remove all deadwood from Sycamore T001 and fell Austrian Pine T002 to ground level.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Aug 2026
Received by Ipswich
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1 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 October 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
6 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.
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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 39 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 0.3 miles
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The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
The installation of a single-storey Portakabin building to be used as office and hotdesking accommodation for a temporary period.
Granted Full applications 7 docsSmall domestic -
The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
Works to tree protected by TPO3 of 1993: Remove deadwood from English Oaks T003 and T005, Scots Pine T004, and Sycamore T006 and branches overhanging chalkboard/communal area; remove all deadwood from Sycamore T001 and fell Austrian Pine T002 to ground level.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
Variation of condition 2 (extension of time to retain building onsite for a further 20 months) of application 24/00063/FUL (Installation of a single-storey Portakabin building to be used as office and hotdesking accommodation for a temporary period.)
Granted Amendments 4 docsSmall domestic -
The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
Non-material amendment to planning permission 25/00194/FUL (Extension of the existing building to include a hydrotherapy pool, wellness suite, meeting rooms and an extended play/activity area. Internal alterations to office and kitchen area. Externally additional car parking and enhancements to existing planted areas.) including alterations to parking and cycle provision and layouts; fenestration alterations; M and E enclosures; fencing; new, amended and removed walkways; layout amendments; retaining wall retention.
Granted Amendments Extension Windows or glazing 15 docs -
The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
Discharge of Conditions 4, 5 & 8 of planning permission 25/00194/FUL (Extension of the existing building to include a hydrotherapy pool, wellness suite, meeting rooms and extended play/activity area. Internal alterations to office and kitchen area. Externally additional car parking and enhancements to existing planted areas), relating to parking provision, air source heat pump and external lighting.
Granted Conditions Extension 7 docs -
The Treehouse Hospice St Augustines Gardens Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8NS
Extension of the existing building to include a hydrotherapy pool, wellness suite, meeting rooms and an extended play/activity area. Internal alterations to office and kitchen area. Externally additional car parking and enhancements to existing planted areas.
Granted Full applications Extension 35 docs
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26/00751/CALF Awaiting decision
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26/00450/CALF Granted
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26/00648/TALF Granted
11 St Margarets Plain Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2BB
Works to tree protected by TPO 10 of 1995: reduce height and spread of crown of Walnut by up to 3 metres, balance, and raise canopy to give clearance over adjacent buildings.
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26/00749/TALF Awaiting decision
Stone Lodge Academy Stone Lodge Lane West Ipswich Suffolk IP2 9HW
Works to trees protected by TPO 8 of 2007: T8 (Sweet Chestnut) - reduce and reshape by up to 3m in height and 2m laterally, install dynamic bracing system between the two primary stems; G1 (Sycamore) - clear a path for telecommunication line clearance.
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26/00662/CALF Granted
12 - 14 Burlington Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2EU
Works to tree: T1 (Magnolia) - crown reduction by 2m to all sides.