Planning application
Valley Cottage Pin Mill Road Chelmondiston Ipswich Suffolk IP9 1JJ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for work to trees in a Conservation Area - False Acacia tree to be reduced by 50% - the previous work agreed in 2023 - DC/23/04623 of 30% just resulted in growth spurt - causing a lack of light at the front of the house
As published by the council, reference DC/26/03383
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/03383
- Type
- Notification: Works to Trees in Con Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 6 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Orwell
- Parish
- Chelmondiston
- Postcode
- IP9 1JJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Aug 2026
Received by Mid Suffolk
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7 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Mid Suffolk took a median of 48 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
- APPLICATION FORM
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Mid Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Mid Suffolk decided tree works applications in a median of 29 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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DC/26/03759 Awaiting decision
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Notification of Works to Trees In a Conservation Area - Fell 1 No. Ash (T1).