Unit 1 Church Place Retail Park Church Street Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1EP
Approved on 13 January 2015
Council decision: Application Permitted
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details
This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.
Proposal
To prune back overhanging branches from car park spaces, trolley bays and lighting columns
- Received
- 12 December 2014
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- East Suffolk Council
- Ward
- Saxmundham
- ReceivedReceived12 Dec
- ValidatedValidated17 Dec
- Consult.Consultation6 Jan
- TargetTarget Date27 Jan
- DecidedDecided13 Jan
Decided in 27 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Unit 1 Church Place Retail Park Church Street Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1EP. East Suffolk has handled 820 applications of this type. This one was decided in 32 days, 3 weeks quicker than East Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Saxmundham conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Saxmundham. We hold 1,357 applications in total for the IP17 postcode area.
99% of trees applications at East Suffolk Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street
Application details
- Postcode
- IP17 1EP
- Application type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Saxmundham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 December 2014
- Consultation expiry
- 6 January 2015
- Consultation start
- 17 December 2014
- Consultation end
- 6 January 2015
- Last date for comments
- 6 January 2015
- Target decision date
- 27 January 2015
- Decision issued
- 14 January 2015
- Permission expires
- 14 January 2020
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 41 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 4
- Constraints
- 82
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Saxmundham
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20253 Oct
1no. Birch (T1 on plan) - Crown lift to 2.5 metres and prune back from property to give 0.5 metres of…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaDC/25/3798/TCA - 202412 Nov
Tree works quoted from an existing survey: T1 - Callery Pear - Crown lift up to 2m T2 - Callery Pear - Crown…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaDC/24/4069/TCA - 20249 Apr
Proposal to install new Hardie Plank - Midnight black colour panels.
ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/24/1311/FUL - 20147 Aug
Proposed free standing advertisement and directional signage.
ApprovedAdvertisement consentDC/14/2569/ADN
Source: East Suffolk
Track this application
Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.
Get email alerts near IP17
New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.
Around this site
Nearby applications
- Tesco, Church Place Retail Park Church Street Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1EPDC/14/2569/ADN · AdvertisingApproved0.0 mi
- Unit 1 Church Place Retail Park Church Street Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1EPDC/24/4069/TCA · TreesApproved0.0 mi
- Land And Buildings South Of Church Street Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1EPC/07/1464 · FullApproved0.0 mi
- Land And Buildings South Of Church Street Saxmundham IP17 1EPC/05/0970 · FullRefused0.0 mi
- Land And Buildings South Of Church Street Saxmundham IP17 1EPC/05/1990 · FullApproved0.0 mi
For applicants and trades
Contractors near this project
Find contractors for tree surgery near this site- J T Pegg and Sons LtdSolid Fuel Heating0.6 mi
- Rory Bruce ElectricalElectrician0.7 mi
- Greenfuture Energy LtdElectricianPlumber & Heating Engineer0.8 mi
- McGovern Electric Co.Electrician2.2 mi
Planning something similar?
See what the council approved and refused on your street for the project you have in mind. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.