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Bandstand At Sparrows Nest Whapload Road Lowestoft Suffolk

DC/26/0681/TCAWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
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Proposal

5no. Holm Oak (T527, T528, T529, T530 & T531 on submitted plan) - Raise crown to 5m from ground level, reduce limbs overhanging buildings and footpaths by up to 4m. 2no. Poplar (T523 & T524 on submitted plan) - Reduce whole crown by 40%, raise crown to 4m from ground level, remove dead wood.

Received
19 February 2026
Decision due
2 April 2026
Ward
Harbour And Normanston
  1. Received19 Feb
  2. Validated19 Feb
  3. Consult.18 Mar
  4. Target2 Apr
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 18 March.

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About this application

This is a tree application at Bandstand At Sparrows Nest Whapload Road Lowestoft Suffolk. East Suffolk has handled 820 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 19 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the North Lowestoft conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Harbour And Normanston.

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Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 February 2026
Last date for comments
18 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: North Lowestoft
  • Listed building: Grade II: Maritime MuseumOn this site · +1 more
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Lowestoft North

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 (19)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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.

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© 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.

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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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