11 Rubens Walk Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 4LR Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/2934/TPO - Works to Trees under TPO Approved

Proposal

TPO 1972 Order 1-4 (4) 1no. Oak (T35 on Order and red circle on plan) - Reduce limb over driveway to yellow line on submitted photograph Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2026
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Approved
2 Oct 2026

Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Local nature reserve 198 m away: Gunton Wood
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 456 m away: Suffolk Water Recycling Transfer and Storage, at pre-application; Inside the Lowestoft built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Application type
Works to Trees under TPO
Postcode
NR32 4LR
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Gunton And St Margarets
Parish
Lowestoft
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Terra Trees

How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 4 days slower than East Suffolk's median of 41 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
334decided 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 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
13 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#129 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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

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