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Fairfield Place Saxmundham Suffolk

DC/25/2836/TCAWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
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Proposal

1no. Yew (T1 on plan) - Reduce height and radial spread by 1-2 metres

Received
18 July 2025
Decision due
29 August 2025
Ward
Saxmundham
  1. Received18 Jul
  2. Validated18 Jul
  3. Consult.13 Aug
  4. Target29 Aug
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Fairfield Place Saxmundham Suffolk. East Suffolk has handled 820 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 18 July 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Saxmundham conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Saxmundham.

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Application details

Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Saxmundham

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 July 2025
Last date for comments
13 August 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: SaxmundhamPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Varley HouseOn or next to this site · +2 more

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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Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    13 Jun

    1no. Yew (in the carpark of Fairfield Place) - Prune all branches back to the boundary line of 6 Mansfield…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaDC/25/2362/TCA
  2. 2024
    5 Aug

    1no. Lime (marked on plan) - Crown raise to 2.5 metres above ground

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaDC/24/2801/TCA
  3. 2022
    6 Jul

    1no. Group of Limes (green circle on plan) - Re-pollard, 2.5m above ground

    PendingWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaDC/22/2683/TCA
  4. 2015
    23 Nov

    Sycamore growing against front wall - to be felled to prevent further damage to wall.Lime and Beech in front…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaDC/15/4703/TCA
  5. 2012
    13 Sep

    Repollarding of Lime Trees between 11 Fairfield Place and No's 3-11 Fairfield Road. Crown Lift to 4.5m row of…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaSCDC/TCA/12/00123
  6. 2007
    30 Oct

    Erection of 10 flats and two cottages (revised application)

    ApprovedFull ApplicationC/07/2027

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