Woodleys The Common Southwold Suffolk IP18 6HR Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/3303/TCA - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Awaiting decision

Proposal

2no. Pine (T9 & T10 on submitted plan) - Raise crown to 3m from ground level, reduce crown by up to 3m where needed to shape crown. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 1 Nov 2026, from East Suffolk's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 9

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.
Southwold 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
22 listed buildings within 150 m; Special area of conservation 367 m away: Outer Thames Estuary; SSSI 332 m away: Minsmere-Walberswick Heaths and Marshes SSSI; Inside the Southwold built-up area; Heritage at risk 88 m away: Church of the Sacred Heart and attached presbytery, Wymering Road.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 23 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,710,000 in August 2023. Detached house, freehold.

16 August 2023£1,710,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
IP18 6HR
Received
21 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
Southwold
Parish
Southwold
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Chris Deakin Garden Design

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. East Suffolk usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 41.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
95%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
313decided 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 23 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
2 Nov 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use