41 Westerfield Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2UE
Approved on 9 March 2026
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Proposal
Works to Trees: Yew (T1) - Reduce height and lateral spread by 1.5-2 metres, balance crown to shape; Yew (T2) - Fell/Remove; Laurel (T3) - Coppice to ground.
- Received
- 4 February 2026
- Council
- Ipswich Borough Council
- Ward
- ST MARGARETS
- ReceivedReceived4 Feb
- ValidatedValidated4 Feb
- Consult.Consultation25 Feb
- TargetTarget Date19 Mar
- DecidedDecided9 Mar
Decided in 33 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a tree application at 41 Westerfield Road Ipswich Suffolk IP4 2UE. Ipswich has handled 159 applications of this type. This one was decided in 33 days, 9 days quicker than Ipswich's typical decision time. The site is in the Christchurch Street conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 101 applications across ST MARGARETS. We hold 187 applications in total for the IP4 postcode area.
100% of trees applications at Ipswich Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- IP4 2UE
- Application type
- Works to Trees within Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Central Area
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 25 February 2026
- Consultation start
- 4 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 4 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 25 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 19 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Busy Bees Trees And Gardens 20 The Cross Wivenhoe CO7 9QW United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 43 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 10 February 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 2
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Christchurch Street Conservation Area+1 more
- Article 4 direction: Christchurch Street/Westerfield Road Conservation Area Article 4 Direction
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: 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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
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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.
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