47 Henley Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3SJ Data via plota.co.uk

25/00736/TALF - Works to Trees covered by TPO Refused

Proposal

Works to tree protected by TPO 7 of 2010 : Reduce Lawson Cypress (T1) height by 3m and lateral branches by 1m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Oct 2025
✗
Refused
14 Nov 2025
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 14 Nov 2025 · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Henley Road Conservation Area 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.
4 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Colne House, Grade II, 24 m away · 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Show all 4 with distances
Historic England ↗
Registered park or garden 38 m away: Christchurch Mansion
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project 1828 m away: Ipswich Rail Chord; Inside the Ipswich built-up area; Priority habitat 36 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 5

Last sold for £670,000 in July 2022. Terraced house, freehold.

18 July 2022£670,000
22 December 2014£425,000
22 May 2009£355,000
22 May 1998£147,000
14 July 1995£128,000

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

Building

Floor area194 m² (2,088 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (52 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace house, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2014, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Ipswich
Application type
Works to Trees covered by TPO
Postcode
IP1 3SJ
Received
7 Oct 2025
Validated
7 Oct 2025
Ward
ST MARGARETS
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Nov 2025
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
14 Nov 2025
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, about the council's usual 36 days. Refused, as 1% of tree and landscaping works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
177decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Ipswich in the last twelve months, from validation. Ipswich decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
20 Oct 2025
Comments by
10 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
28 Oct 2025
Ipswich
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#38 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Ipswich is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #67 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Ipswich decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #40 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #18 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #67 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #129 of 296
81%
Minor dwellings approved
27 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
62 decided
429
Total decisions
27 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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.