Gainsborough House St James Street Dunwich Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 3DU Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/2761/TCA - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1no. Bay (marked T1 on submitted map) - Reduce to 2m from ground level 1no. Silver Birch (marked T2 on submitted map) - Reduce height and lateral spread by 30% 1no. Holly (marked T3 on submitted map) - Fell 1no. Norway Maple (Crimson King) (marked T4 on submitted map) - Reduce crown by 25-30%, thin crown by 30% 1no. Mulberry (marked T5 on submitted map) - Reduce crown by 25-30%, thin crown by 30% 2no Silver Birch (marked T6 on submitted map) - Reduce crowns by 25-30% 1no Silver Birch (Leaning) (marked T6 on submitted plan) - Fell… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 15 Sept 2026, from East Suffolk's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 2

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF INFO SHEET Neighbour Notification List · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Dunwich 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 ↗
Heritage coast: Suffolk
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
National nature reserve 55 m away: Suffolk Coast
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Scheduled monument 102 m away: Chapel of St James Hospital, Dunwich
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 168 m away: Minsmere-Walberswick Heaths and Marshes SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
4 listed buildings within 150 m; Priority habitat 13 m away: Deciduous woodland; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
IP17 3DU
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Ward
Wrentham, Wangford And Westleton
Parish
Dunwich
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
1st Cut Tree and Forestry Services

Decision outlook

Day 41, past East Suffolk's usual 40 days for tree and landscaping works. 100% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 4 Nov 2026.

Day 4115 days to the 56-day target
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 13 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings