Beech Lawn Cottage 8 South Entrance Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1DQ

DC/17/2964/TCAWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 17 August 2017

Council decision: No ObjectionsDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

T1 - Cutleaf Beech (Fagus sylvatica asplenifolia) - Prune out reversionT2 - Yew (Taxus baccata) Tip prune away from the neighbouring property by up to 1 metre and blend in to the remaining canopyT3 - Portuguese Laurel (Prunus lusitanica) Section dismantle to just above ground level and allow to regenerate as a coppice stool

Received: 10 July 2017
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: East Suffolk Council
Ward: Saxmundham
Agent: Eastwood Tree Services

ReceivedReceived10 Jul
ValidatedValidated10 Jul
Consult.Consultation2 Aug
TargetTarget Date20 Aug
DecidedDecided17 Aug

Decided in 38 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Beech Lawn Cottage 8 South Entrance Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1DQ. East Suffolk has handled 820 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 3 weeks quicker than East Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Saxmundham conservation area, with 7 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).

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Application details

Postcode: IP17 1DQ
Application type: Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Saxmundham

Planning application dates

Date validated: 10 July 2017
Consultation expiry: 2 August 2017
Consultation start: 13 July 2017
Consultation end: 2 August 2017
Last date for comments: 2 August 2017
Target decision date: 20 August 2017
Permission expires: 17 August 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent: Eastwood Tree Services
Agent address: Valley Lodge Valley Farm Blacksmiths Lane Coddenham IP6 9TX

Planning decision

Statutory period: 41 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 4
Constraints: 14

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: SaxmundhamPart of the site
Listed building: Grade II: 16, South EntranceOn or next to this site · +1 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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.

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7 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: East Suffolk

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