St John The Baptist Church Cauldwell Hall Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 4QE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00589/TALF - Works to Trees covered by TPO Approved

Proposal

Works to trees protected by TPO6 of 1991: Reduce the limbs of Cedar (T1) that rub against adjacent building by 2 meters, reduce the upper laterals that have extended out of the crown by 3 meters to balance the crown and remove snapped limb and prune back to suitable growth points. Reduce branches of Cedat (T2) that rub against adjacent building by 2 meters, crown lift branches that brush roof to gain a 2 meter clearance, crown lift the lower canopy over the driveway to 3 meters, selectively remove rubbing branches in the mid canopy and inspect major unions. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
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Approved
22 Sept 2026

Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Article 4 direction
Article 4 Direction for Small HMOs. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Ipswich built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.

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Important details

Council
Ipswich
Application type
Works to Trees covered by TPO
Postcode
IP4 4QE
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
ST JOHNS
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved/Conditions
Decision date
22 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 13 days slower than Ipswich's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
90decided 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

Comments by
25 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
11 Aug 2026
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