Behind 17 Undercliffe Road West Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 2BX Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1753/TCA - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

1no. Sycamore (5 on plan) - Lateral reduction on building side back to boundary line Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 May 2026
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Approved
23 Jun 2026

Approved on 23 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
Felixstowe South 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 ↗
Also on the record
Public byway open to all traffic 30 m away; Inside the Felixstowe built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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

Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
IP11 2BX
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
12 May 2026
Ward
Eastern Felixstowe
Parish
Felixstowe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Jun 2026
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
23 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
John O'Conner GM

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 40 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
505decided 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 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
23 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
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