Sole Bay House The Street Walberswick Southwold Suffolk IP18 6UH Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/3806/TCA - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1no. Oak (marked on plan) - Overall crown reduction by up to 3 metres Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 8 Dec 2026, from East Suffolk's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SITE - GOOGLE MAP Drawing · 29 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 29 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Walberswick 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 ↗
Heritage coast: Suffolk
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Thorpe View, Grade II, 53 m away · 2 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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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Special protection area 346 m away: Minsmere-Walberswick; SSSI 346 m away: Minsmere-Walberswick Heaths and Marshes SSSI; National infrastructure project 268 m away: LionLink Interconnector, at pre-application; Inside the Walberswick built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 1 November 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.

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Important details

Council
East Suffolk
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
IP18 6UH
Received
29 Oct 2026
Validated
29 Oct 2026
Ward
Southwold
Parish
Walberswick
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mark Botwrights tree services

Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. East Suffolk usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 40.

Day 848 days to the 56-day target
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 30 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
10 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2017 Approved
Tree numbered as per applicationFront garden1. Mirabelle Plum to be removed due to excess…
DC/17/2958/TCA
2017 Approved
Tree numbered as per applicationFront garden1. Mirabelle Plum to be removed due to excess…
DC/17/2958/TCA
2016 Withdrawn
Erection of garage / cycle store - change to approved details in DC/15/0069/FUL
DC/16/2266/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
Paules Fenn The Street Walberswick Suffolk IP18 6UH
Upgrading the external walls with external insulation and render, relaying and upgrading…
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2022 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Withdrawn
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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