Hill Cottage The Hill Westleton Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 3AW Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/2911/TCA - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1no. Sycamore (T1 on plan) - Reduce branches overhanging neighbouring property (Blythings) to boundary line Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Aug 2026
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Validated
19 Aug 2026
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Approved
24 Sept 2026

Approved on 24 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF NO OBJECTIONS - TCA Decision Notice · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM WITH SITE PLAN Application Form · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF WESTLETON PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF INFO SHEET Neighbour Notification List · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Westleton 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 ↗
National infrastructure project 288 m away: The Sizewell C Project
The site is 288 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: LionLink Interconnector (at pre-application, 963 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Priority habitat 5 m away: Deciduous woodland; National landscape 446 m away: Suffolk Coast & Heaths; Inside the Westleton built-up area; 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

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.

Building

Floor area161 m² (1,733 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (44 out of 100)
PropertyDetached bungalow, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsTimber frame, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2012, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
East Suffolk
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
IP17 3AW
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Wrentham, Wangford And Westleton
Parish
Westleton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
24 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Kindlewood

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 4 days faster than East Suffolk's median of 40 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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East Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#129 of 296 councils
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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%).

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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

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.