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The Old Wool Shop High Street Yoxford Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 3EP

DC/26/2701/TCAWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
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Proposal

1no. Portuguese laurel (marked red on plan) - 1x Portuguese Laurel - Reduce in height by 1.8 metres and 1.2 metres in radial spread, and remove large lowest limb overhanging fence

Received
30 July 2026
Decision due
10 September 2026
Ward
Kelsale And Yoxford
Agent
Tom Lyon Tree Services Ltd
  1. Received30 Jul
  2. Validated30 Jul
  3. Consult.21 Aug
  4. Target10 Sep
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at The Old Wool Shop High Street Yoxford Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 3EP. East Suffolk has handled 820 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 30 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Yoxford conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 75 applications across Kelsale And Yoxford. We hold 1,357 applications in total for the IP17 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
IP17 3EP
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Yoxford

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 July 2026
Last date for comments
21 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Tom Lyon Tree Services Ltd
Agent address
6 High Road Trimley St Mary Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 9QX

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    21 Sep

    1no. Laurel (T1 on plan) - Crown reduce to 3 metres in height

    PendingApplicationDC/26/3351/TCA

Source: East Suffolk

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