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Harpers Lodge Harpers Lane Saxmundham IP17 1BP

SCDC/TCA/11/00097Works to Trees in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 18 October 2011

Council decision: No ObjectionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Reduce height of 3 Beech trees on the north-east boundary from 16m to 10m (2m above main fork of middle tree).

Received
2 September 2011
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Saxmundham
  1. Received2 Sep
  2. Validated2 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target14 Oct
  5. Decided18 Oct

Decided in 46 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Harpers Lodge Harpers Lane Saxmundham IP17 1BP. East Suffolk has handled 820 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 10 days quicker than East Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Saxmundham conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Saxmundham. We hold 1,357 applications in total for the IP17 postcode area.

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

Postcode
IP17 1BP
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Saxmundham

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 September 2011
Target decision date
14 October 2011

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: SaxmundhamPart of the site
  • 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.

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Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2022
    2 Nov

    8no. Beech (1-8 on plan) - Crown reduce to previous pruning points approved under DC/14/4255/TCA

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaDC/22/4325/TCA
  2. 2020
    23 Jul

    To crown reduce by up to 30%, 8no. Beech on north and eastgarden boundaries to reduce shading and overhanging…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaDC/20/2764/TCA
  3. 2016
    15 Feb

    To remove 2no. overgrown Leylandii growing into overhead cables.

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaDC/16/0639/TCA
  4. 2014
    29 Dec

    To crown reduce 8 no. Beech trees on garden boundary and overhanging neighbouring garden.

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaDC/14/4255/TCA
  5. 2012
    12 Nov

    Line of beech trees on southern boundary with 13-25 Fairfield Road to be reduced.

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaSCDC/TCA/12/00151
  6. 2012
    18 Sep

    Repollarding group of four Beech Trees next to Harpers Lane.

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaSCDC/TCA/12/00120

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