Sovereign House Woodhill Road Danbury Chelmsford CM3 4DY

1. 18 Jun 2018

   Received by Chelmsford

2. 2 Aug 2018

   Decision issued: Permitted

3. 1 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Chelmsford granted permission on 2 August 2018, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Danecroft Woodhill Road Danbury Chelmsford Essex CM3 4DY

  26/00125/OUT Submitted 27 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  79% historically approved · decision due ~24 Mar

  Outline application for the erection of 6 dwellings with associated garaging and parking within residential curtilage of Danecroft; demolition of outbuildings and replacement garage; improvement of existing access to Woodhill Road and relocated parking rear of Lyndhurst. Access, layout and scale being sought, appearance and landscaping reserved.

  Awaiting decision Outline Demolition 25 docs
  Several homes

• Danecroft Woodhill Road Danbury Chelmsford Essex CM3 4DY

  24/01643/OUT Submitted 23 Dec 2024 50 yards away

  79% historically approved · decision due ~17 Feb

  Outline application for the erection of 15 dwellings with associated garaging and parking within residential curtilage of Danecroft. Demolition of existing outbuilding and replacement garage. Widening of existing access to Woodhill Road and relocated parking rear of Lyndhurst. Access, appearance, layout and scale being sought. Landscaping reserved.

  Awaiting decision Outline Demolition 42 docs
  Major scheme

• Rivendell Woodhill Road Danbury Chelmsford Essex CM3 4DY

  22/01398/DOC/1 Submitted 21 Jun 2024 50 yards away

  Condition 5 - Hard and soft landscaping

  Granted Conditions 4 docs

• 4 South View Road Danbury Chelmsford Essex CM3 4DX

  26/00258/FUL Submitted 10 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  Change of use of residential ancillary outbuilding (Class C3) to a Fitness/Pilates Studio (Class E(d)).

  Granted Full applications 7 docs

• 4 Boarded Well Cottages Woodhill Road Danbury Chelmsford Essex CM3 4EB

  26/00389/NMAT/1 Submitted 25 Jun 2026 100 yards away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~20 Aug

  Non-material amendment to planning application - 26/00389/FUL (Single storey rear extension. Minor alteration to rear first floor fenestration) New window in the rear first floor bedroom.

  Decided Extension Windows or glazing
  Small domestic

• 4 Boarded Well Cottages Woodhill Road Danbury Chelmsford Essex CM3 4EB

  26/00390/FUL Submitted 25 Mar 2026 100 yards away

  Ancillary outbuilding in rear garden with mono pitched roof.

  Granted Full applications 6 docs

• 26/05236/TPO Awaiting decision

  4 Moulsham Barn Waterson Vale Chelmsford Essex CM2 9QE

  T5 and T6 - Plum Cherry - Prune by 1m, crown lift to 1.5m from ground level, remove dead branches - Reason: To maintain the trees at their current size.

  Trees
• 26/05220/TPO Awaiting decision

  5 Purcell Cole Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3NB

  T1 Magnolia - Reduce the tree all over by 3m. Reason: Overwhelming the property and road.

  Trees
• 26/05188/TPO Awaiting decision

  Foxgloves The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4SA

  W1 - Oak (Marked T1) - Fell - Reason: damage to the buttress and roots, and suspected honey fungus present, in falling distance of the garage. (Area marked H1 ) Sweet Chestnuts x3 - Fell - Reason: dead; Example shown in image 1. Sweet Chestnut - Fell - Reason: In decline and braced by hornbeam Silver Birch - Fell - Reason: dead; Cherry x2 - Fell - Reason: dead; Oaks - Remove significant dead wood Sweet Chestnut - Reduce the east facing dead top by 4m to below the overhead lines and retain the stem at approx 2m - Reason: In decline Hornbeam - Remove failed split stem Holly (group) - Thin group to the south-east of the property by 50% - Reason: To allow individual stems to thrive. (Area marked G1) - Sweet Chestnut - Fell - Reason: dead; (Area marked G2) - Sweet Chestnuts x4 - Fell - Reason: dead; Sweet chestnuts x2 - Reduce by 3m to 6m, retaining the living parts of the trees where practical - Reason: In decline and dead above approximately 6m; Sweet chestnut - Remove west facing limb - Reason: In decline, dead limb. Sweet chestnut - Fell - Reason: dead Oak - Remove dead limb extending west - Reason: The ground is used for cricket and by a local primary school for drop-off and collection. Holly x10 - Fell - Reason: dead;

  Trees
• 26/05235/TPO Awaiting decision

  113 New London Road Chelmsford CM2 0QT

  T1 - Robinia Pseudoacacia - Prune by approx. 3m in height, removing dead/dying branches in the upper canopy. Prune the south eastern elevation of the upper canopy by approx 3m. To remove deadwood over 35mm and over 0.5 metre in length to achieve 2.5 m crown clearance from the building - Reason: For good arboricultural practice, to manage the tree and reduce building overhang.

  Trees
• 26/05237/TPO Awaiting decision

  54 Hopping Jacks Lane Danbury Chelmsford CM3 4PD

  T2 Oak - Fell. Reason: To avoid risk of deadwood falling and risk of limb/ tree failure onto footpath and roadway.

  Trees