Rose Dene The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1874/TCA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1no. Oak (marked on submitted plan) - Prune overhanging branches back to boundary Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
20 May 2026
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Approved
26 Jun 2026

Approved on 26 Jun 2026 · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

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Site constraints 3

Somerleyton 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.
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Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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

Council
East Suffolk
Postcode
NR32 5QB
Received
20 May 2026
Validated
20 May 2026
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
26 Jun 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, about the council's usual 40 days. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
235decided 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 →

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Single storey rear extension and alterations
DC/25/4259/FUL
2025 Approved
Single storey rear extension and alterations
DC/25/4259/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Adjacent The Village Hall The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
1no. Sycamore (T1 on submitted plan) - Reduce lateral branches by 2m 1no. Ash (T2 on subm…
DC/25/2196/TCA
2025 Approved
Adjacent The Village Hall The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
1no. Sycamore (T1 on submitted plan) - Reduce lateral branches by 2m 1no. Ash (T2 on subm…
DC/25/2196/TCA
2024 Approved
The Village Hall The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Accessible toilet and associated works
DC/24/2074/FUL
2024 Approved
The Village Hall The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Accessible toilet and associated works
DC/24/2074/FUL
2024 Approved
2 Pond Cottages The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Listed Building Consent - Single storey rear extension & Summer house
DC/24/0410/LBC
2024 Approved
2 Pond Cottages The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Listed Building Consent - Single storey rear extension & Summer house
DC/24/0410/LBC
2024 Approved
2 Pond Cottages The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Single storey rear extension and Summer house
DC/24/0409/FUL
2021 Approved
The Village Hall The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Replace 9 small metal-framed windows with uPVC
DC/21/4725/FUL
2021 Approved
The Village Hall The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Replace 9 small metal-framed windows with uPVC
DC/21/4725/FUL
2021 Approved
The Cottage The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Remove existing conservatory roof, raise walls and provide flat roof lantern
DC/21/2030/FUL
2021 Approved
The Cottage The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Remove existing conservatory roof, raise walls and provide flat roof lantern
DC/21/2030/FUL
2021 Approved
Orchard Barn The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Flat roofed timber building to be used as an artists hobby studio incorporating reclaimed…
DC/21/0101/FUL
2021 Approved
Orchard Barn The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Flat roofed timber building to be used as an artists hobby studio incorporating reclaimed…
DC/21/0101/FUL
2020 Approved
Crown House The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Rear garden T1 Pear - Reduce by up to 40% (a maximum of where the lines are on the photo…
DC/20/4530/TCA
2020 Approved
Crown House The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Rear garden T1 Pear - Reduce by up to 40% (a maximum of where the lines are on the photo…
DC/20/4530/TCA
2020 Approved
Orchard Barn The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Extension of existing outbuilding to form dwelling
DC/20/2249/FUL
2020 Approved
Orchard Barn The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Extension of existing outbuilding to form dwelling
DC/20/2249/FUL
2017 Approved
1 Pond Cottages The Street Somerleyton NR32 5QB
Erection of rear boundary fence
DC/17/4286/LBC
2017 Approved
1 Pond Cottages The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Erection of rear boundary fence
DC/17/4285/FUL
2017 Approved
1 Pond Cottages The Street Somerleyton NR32 5QB
Erection of rear boundary fence
DC/17/4286/LBC
2017 Approved
1 Pond Cottages The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Retrospective application - Construction of rear glazed conservatory
DC/17/3021/FUL
2017 Approved
1 Pond Cottages The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Regularisation application - Listed Building Consent - Construction of rear glazed conser…
DC/17/3022/LBC
2017 Approved
1 Pond Cottages The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
Retrospective application - Construction of rear glazed conservatory
DC/17/3021/FUL
2017 Approved
The Village Hall The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
1 x Horse Chestnut - Remove lower large limb to source. (Village hall entrance side). Wor…
DC/17/3034/TCA
2017 Approved
The Village Hall The Street Somerleyton Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 5QB
1 x Horse Chestnut - Remove lower large limb to source. (Village hall entrance side). Wor…
DC/17/3034/TCA
East Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#129 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings