Earl Soham Church Church Lane Earl Soham Suffolk IP13 7SE Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/3586/TCA - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1no. Yew (tree 1 on plan) - Pollard to finished height of 5 metres and width of 7 metres 1no. Yew (tree 2 on plan) - Pollard to finished height of 7 metres and width of 9 metres Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Oct 2026
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Validated
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 29 Nov 2026, from East Suffolk's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 3

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF INFO SHEET Neighbour Notification List · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF QUINQUENNIAL INSPECTION Supporting Documents · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade I listed: Church of St Mary
List entry 1030573 · 2 m away · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Earl Soham 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Earl Soham built-up area; Priority habitat 9 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
East Suffolk
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
IP13 7SE
Received
13 Oct 2026
Validated
20 Oct 2026
Ward
Framlingham
Parish
Earl Soham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. East Suffolk usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 40.

Day 848 days to the 56-day target
96%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
488decided 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 21 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
1 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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Church Cottage The Street Earl Soham IP13 7SB
Single storey rear extension
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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DC/22/1452/LBC
2022 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2020 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