Unit 1 Church Place Retail Park Church Street Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1EP Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/3798/TCA - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1no. Birch (T1 on plan) - Crown lift to 2.5 metres and prune back from property to give 0.5 metres of clearance Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Oct 2025
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Approved
11 Nov 2025

Approved on 11 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF NO OBJECTIONS - TCA Decision Notice · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF TREE PLAN Drawing · 3 Oct 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 3 Oct 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF SAXMUNDHAM TOWN COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Saxmundham 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 536 m away: Sea Link
The site is 536 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, awaiting the Secretary of State's decision. Also within 2 km: The Sizewell C Project (decided, 601 m); LionLink Interconnector (at pre-application, 536 m); Suffolk Water Recycling Transfer and Storage (at pre-application, 689 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 ↗
12 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 2, High Street, Grade II, 61 m away · 12 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.
Show all 12 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Saxmundham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 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.

Building

Floor area1,801 m² (19,386 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 77)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2020, 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 1EP
Received
3 Oct 2025
Validated
3 Oct 2025
Ward
Saxmundham
Parish
Saxmundham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Nov 2025
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
11 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Ground Control Ltd - 657009

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 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 10 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
14 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

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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.