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Woollards Church Green Broomfield Chelmsford Essex CM1 7BD

Granted Chelmsford 18/05633/CAT Trees

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Eucalyptus fell to ground level. Reason - due to bark shredding onto neighboring property and obstruction to television signal to properties. 18 Leylandii - reduce height by 3metres. Reason - 8 trees on western side of garden causing loss of light to small rear gardens of neighboring properties. 10 on southern side, reduce to keep in a managed regime.

As published by the council, reference 18/05633/CAT

Application record

Reference
18/05633/CAT
Type
Trees
Status
No Objection
Decision
Granted As published: No Objection
Received
10 Dec 2018
Validated
10 Dec 2018
Decided
17 Jan 2019
Postcode
CM1 7BD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2018: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 19/05595/CAT Granted

    Woollards Church Green Broomfield Chelmsford Essex CM1 7BD

    Leylandii - Fell - Reason: Causing problems for owner of 293 main road with shade and overhanging foliage interfering with the shed roof, path and surrounding area.

    Decided 18 Dec 2019 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Dec 2018

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 17 Jan 2019

    Decision issued: No Objection

  3. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Chelmsford granted permission on 17 January 2019, 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.

About tree works applications

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.

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