Planning application
14 St Edmunds Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3QZ
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: Crown reduction of Silver Birch reducing height and spread by up to 2 metres plus balancing to shape.
As published by the council, reference 26/00705/CALF
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00705/CALF
- Type
- Works to Trees within Conservation Area
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 15 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 16 Sep 2026
- Ward
- ST MARGARETS
- Parish
- Central Area
- Postcode
- IP1 3QZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Sep 2026
Received by Ipswich
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16 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 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
2 documents on file for this application
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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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12 St Edmunds Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3QZ
Works to tree: Hawthorn (T2) - Reduce crown height and spread by approx. 2.5m and shape.
Granted Trees 2 docs -
12 St Edmunds Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3QZ
Works to trees: Horse Chestnut (T1) - remove epicormic growth from main stem to a height of 6-7m, reduce crown height and spread by 2m and shape; Hawthorn (T2) - reduce crown height and spread by 2.5m and shape.
Granted Trees 2 docs -
2 Greenways Close Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3RB
Works to tree: Reduce Magnolia by up to 1.5m all round.
Granted Trees 7 docs -
8 St Edmunds Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3QZ
Erection of rear/side, single-storey, infill extension with rooflight.
Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 3 docsSmall domestic -
4 Greenways Close Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3RB
Works to trees: Crab Apple (T1) - fell; Apple (T2) - prune by 2m; Horse Chestnut (T3) - prune by 4m and prune back the end of the branch to remove weight and to also reduce the other branches coming off the larger low branch, by 2 metres.
Granted Trees 1 doc -
4 Greenways Close Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3RB
Works to trees: Reduce Apple(T1) by 1.5m back to previous pruning cuts; reduce Horse Chestnut (T2) by 2.5m all around.
Granted Trees 1 doc
Other tree works applications
In Ipswich
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26/00751/CALF Awaiting decision
Amenity Area Between 21 To 36 Neptune Square Ipswich Suffolk
Works to trees: T1 & T2 (Eucalyptus) - reduce back to old pruning cuts through reduction by 3m; T3 (Eucalyptus) - reduce back to old pruning cuts through reduction by 2m.
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26/00450/CALF Granted
53 Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3SJ
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.
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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.