Fairfield House South Fairfield Drive Saxmundham Suffolk
Approved on 16 November 2023
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
2no. Sycamore (T1 and T2 on plan) - Pollard to 3 metres above ground level1no. Elm (T3 on plan) - Fell
- Received
- 26 September 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- East Suffolk Council
- Ward
- Saxmundham
- ReceivedReceived26 Sep
- ValidatedValidated26 Sep
- Consult.Consultation23 Oct
- TargetTarget Date21 Nov
- DecidedDecided16 Nov
Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Fairfield House South Fairfield Drive Saxmundham Suffolk. East Suffolk has handled 820 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than East Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Saxmundham conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Saxmundham.
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
- Application type
- Works to Trees under TPO
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Saxmundham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 September 2023
- Last date for comments
- 23 October 2023
- Target decision date
- 21 November 2023
- Permission expires
- 16 November 2028
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Paul Bush Tree Surgeon
- Agent address
- Crossroads Cottage Middleton Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 3LR
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 5
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Saxmundham
- 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)
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20228 Mar
T1 Oak in courtyard - reduce back 2m off the buiding, to reduce shading.
ApprovedWorks to Trees under TPODC/22/0947/TPO - 20206 Oct
T1 Horse Chestnut - to reduce crown by 2m. removing large limb to reduce shading and branch overhang. T3 Oak…
ApprovedWorks to Trees under TPODC/20/3979/TPO - 200823 Sep
Fell 2 x Oaks, 1 x Sycamore trees; crown reshape 3 x oaks - all within Area 1 of TPO 45 1989.
ApprovedWorks to Trees under TPOSCDC/TPO/08/00144
Source: East Suffolk
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