Cemetery London Road Beccles Suffolk NR34 9TZ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/3219/TCA - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

1no. Larch (T1 on plan) - Fell 1no. Beech (T2 on plan) - Remove lower limb over the highway and reduce the remaining canopy by 1.5 metres 1no. Beech (T3 on plan) - Fell 1no. Sycamore (T4 on plan) - Fell 1no. Lime (T5 on plan) - Fell 1no. Redwood (T6 on plan) - Fell Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Aug 2025
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Approved
26 Sept 2025

Approved on 26 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
National infrastructure project 813 m away: Suffolk Water Recycling Transfer and Storage, at pre-application; Inside the Beccles built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 · No listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. 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
NR34 9TZ
Received
19 Aug 2025
Validated
19 Aug 2025
Ward
Beccles And Worlingham
Parish
Beccles
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Sept 2025
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
26 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
East Suffolk Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, about the council's usual 40 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
505decided 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 17 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Sept 2025
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