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London Road Baptist Church Kirkley Park Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0LQ

DC/23/0829/TCAWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaAwaiting decision

Proposal

Road frontageT1 Holm Oak - Trim branches overhanging the church sign on London Road South. Reason: lower branches are obstructing the sign and have the potential to cause damage if not maintained. T2 Weeping Beech - Lift crown by approx. 2m to leave clear access for vehicles. Reason: reducing the risk of passing heaving goods vehicles damaging the tree.T3 Lime - Area of decay at the union of the main stem and a smaller co-dominant stem, remove smaller stem. Reason: to reduce risk of it failing into the road.Rear of ChurchT4 Weeping Beech - Reduce crown by approx. 3m to alleviate end weight. Reason: This is advised due crossing of limbs in the crown that may be at risk of failing if not reduced

Received
2 March 2023
Decision due
13 April 2023
Ward
Kirkley And Pakefield
Agent
Hallam Tree Services
  1. Received2 Mar
  2. Validated2 Mar
  3. Consult.24 Mar
  4. Target13 Apr
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 24 March.

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About this application

This is a tree application at London Road Baptist Church Kirkley Park Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0LQ. East Suffolk has handled 820 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 2 March 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the South Lowestoft and Kirkley conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 29 applications across Kirkley And Pakefield. We hold 1,660 applications in total for the NR33 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
NR33 0LQ
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lowestoft

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 March 2023
Last date for comments
24 March 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Hallam Tree Services
Agent address
365 Long Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 8HZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: South Lowestoft
  • 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 (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.

Source: East Suffolk

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