The Abbey School Church Street Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1DS Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/2077/TCA - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Carry out all works as detailed within the submitted Tree Survey and identified on the submitted plan. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Jun 2026
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Approved
16 Jul 2026

Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Jul 2026

Site constraints 8

74 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 13, Church Street, Grade II, about 7 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade I, 8 Grade II*, 63 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Woodbridge conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Public footpath about 9 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1470 m away: East Anglia THREE Offshore Wind Farm; Special protection area about 454 m away: Deben Estuary; National landscape about 374 m away: Suffolk Coast & Heaths; SSSI about 454 m away: Deben Estuary SSSI; Inside the Woodbridge built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
IP12 1DS
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
5 Jun 2026
Ward
Woodbridge
Parish
Woodbridge
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Jul 2026
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
16 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Elite Tree Services (EA) Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, about the council's usual 41 days. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
334decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by East Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. East Suffolk decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
17 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#129 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

East Suffolk ranks #183 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
East Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #81 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #76 of 296
60%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #183 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #162 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
212 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
139 decided
1,965
Total decisions
158 refused in the year to March 2026

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.