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26/00765/CALF - Works to Trees within Conservation Area Pending Consideration

Proposal

Work to trees: Yew (Taxus baccata) Holly (Ilex aquifolium) and Bay laurel (Laurus nobilis) running along South and West Boundary. Reduce the height by approximately 2.5 to 3.0 metres and lateral spread by 1 - 1.5 metres. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 18 Nov 2026, from Ipswich's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 3 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 5

Central 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.
Registered park or garden about 5 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 ↗
14 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 17 AND 19, NEALE STREET (See details for further address information), Grade II, about 17 m from the postcode pin · 14 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.
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Also on the record
Priority habitat about 5 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 14 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 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 within Conservation Area
Received
13 Oct 2026
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Ward
WESTGATE
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Ipswich usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 36.

Day 1541 days to the 56-day target
98%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
174decided 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
3 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
20 Oct 2026
Ipswich
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#38 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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