Planning application
Famille House Wayside Little Baddow Chelmsford CM3 4RS
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Oak x7 (G1) - boundary with Brathay - crown thin by 4.5m cutting to branch collar, crown lift to 3.5m, cutting to branch collar, removing sub-laterals, once yearly to 5 years; Oak x2 (G1) - boundary with Ramblers - reduce lateral spread into Ramblers by 3m, cutting to suitable growing points and shape over; Oak x3 (G1) - front western boundary with Brathy - reduce lateral spread into Brathy by 3m, cutting to suitable growing points - Reason: General tree maintenance.
As published by the council, reference 20/05032/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 20/05032/TPO
- Type
- Trees
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 10 Feb 2020
- Validated
- 10 Feb 2020
- Decided
- 7 Apr 2020
- Postcode
- CM3 4RS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Feb 2020
Received by Chelmsford
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7 Apr 2020
Decision issued: Refused
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29 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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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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Famille House Wayside Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4RS
G1 - 8x Oaks (Trees labelled T1 - T8 inclusive on provided map) - Remove major deadwood and broken/ damaged branches from all Oaks; T1 - Remove two secondary branches back to main branch. Reduce length of the lowest 4 branches over the road by up to 3m to suitable growing points. Reduce length of branches above by 2m. Reduce length of over extended branch over Famille House drive by 2.5m to secondary branch union; T2 - Crown reduce overhang over drive in Brathy by 2 to 2.5m and Famille House by 2 to 2.5m. Reduce height by 1m. Crown lift to 3m; T3 - Crown lift to 5m. Prune clear of building by 2 - 2.5m. Reduce length of branches over Brathy drive by 2 -2.5m; T4 - Crown lift to 5m. Prune clear of building. Reduce length of branches over Brathy house by 3 - 4m to suitable growing points. Overall reduction by 1 - 2m, aside from the work near Brathy house; T5 - Crown lift to 5m (secondary branches and epicormic shoots). Prune clear of building. Remove lower droppers to 8m and reduce crown by 1 to 2m to balance; T6 - Crown lift to 5m (secondary branches and epicormic shoots). Crown reduce sides by up to 2-3m and height by 1- 1.5m; T7 - Crown lift to 5m (secondary branches and epicormic shoots). Reduce length of branches by 1m; T8 - Reduce back overhanging lowest branch back to branch collar on Brathy side of fence (no more than 2.5m) - Reasons for works: For safety reasons and to reduce the overhang into gardens/drive/buildings.
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