The Anchor The Street Walberswick Southwold Suffolk IP18 6UA Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/3241/TCA - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1no. Sycamore (T1 on plan) - Crown reduction by 6 metres in height and 3 metres in width 1no. Sycamore (T2 on plan) - Crown reduction by 3 metres in height 1no. Group of Holm oak (T3 on plan) - Crown reduction by 3 metres in height 1no. Group of Lime (T4 on plan) - Re-pollard Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 26 Oct 2026, from East Suffolk's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SKETCH PLAN. Site Plan · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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.
Heritage coast: Suffolk
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. 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.
Special area of conservation 122 m away: Minsmere-Walberswick
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.
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 122 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
Conservation area 37 m away: Walberswick; National infrastructure project 256 m away: LionLink Interconnector, at pre-application; 1 listed building within 150 m.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,200,000 in July 2025. Other property, freehold.

23 July 2025£1,200,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Council
East Suffolk
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
IP18 6UA
Received
15 Sept 2026
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Ward
Southwold
Parish
Walberswick
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
THTS
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. East Suffolk usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 41.

Day 2432 days to the 56-day target
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
27 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
PV Panels - parapet flat roofing PH rear.
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2023 Approved
PV Panels - parapet flat roofing PH rear.
DC/23/2816/FUL
2021 Approved
PV Panels to: 1. Parapet flat roofing east dining area, 2. Lodge units A & B, 3. The Pigg…
DC/21/5581/FUL
2021 Approved
PV Panels to: 1. Parapet flat roofing east dining area, 2. Lodge units A & B, 3. The Pigg…
DC/21/5581/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Withdrawn
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2024 Withdrawn
Blythwyc Cottage The Street Walberswick Southwold Suffolk IP18 6UB
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2023 Approved
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DC/23/4181/TCA
2023 Approved
Threeways The Street Walberswick Southwold Suffolk IP18 6UE
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2023
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Re-surfacing of part of Village Hall car park.
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2023
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2023
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2021 Approved
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Demolitions, alterations and additions
DC/21/0487/FUL
2021 Approved
2 Anchor Cottages The Street Walberswick Suffolk IP18 6UA
Demolitions, alterations and additions
DC/21/0487/FUL
2020 Approved
1 Anchor Cottages The Street Walberswick Suffolk IP18 6UA
Erection of detached cartlodge building.
DC/20/2919/FUL
2020 Approved
1 Anchor Cottages The Street Walberswick Suffolk IP18 6UA
Erection of detached cartlodge building.
DC/20/2919/FUL
2016 Approved
The Anchor The Street Walberswick Suffolk IP18 6UA
Demolition of existing (rear facing) bathroom and erection of replacement bathroom.Re-sub…
DC/16/2659/FUL
2016 Approved
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Creation of new vehicular access
DC/16/2678/FUL
2016 Refused
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Creation of new vehicular access
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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

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 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.