18 Thrift Wood Bicknacre Chelmsford CM3 4HT

1. 15 Jul 2020

   Received by Chelmsford

2. 7 Oct 2020

   Decision issued: Permitted

3. 31 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Chelmsford granted permission on 7 October 2020, 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.

• 18 Thrift Wood Bicknacre Chelmsford Essex CM3 4HT

  20/05217/TPO Submitted 14 Sep 2020 50 yards away

  T27 - Oak - To reduce back to previous pruning points to allow more light into the garden and maintain size and health of tree.

  Withdrawn Trees 4 docs

• 14 Thrift Wood Bicknacre Chelmsford Essex CM3 4HT

  24/05241/TPO Submitted 18 Nov 2024 50 yards away

  T35 Oak (Marked T2), T29 Hawthorn (Marked TG2), and T27 Oak (Marked T1) - Ground works and associated fibrous root pruning to install a root barrier 15m in length and 3.5m in depth - Reason: Trees have been positively implicated in subsidence damage. The proposal seeks to install a root barrier which will remove small fibrous roots to facilitate installation and retain the trees.

  Granted Trees 10 docs

• 20 Thrift Wood Bicknacre Chelmsford Essex CM3 4HT

  20/05309/TPO Submitted 26 Nov 2020 50 yards away

  G2 - Hornbeam - rear garden - selective reduction west side by 2-2.5m and a crown lift of 3m from the ground Reasons: shading garden area and overhanging footpath

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 26 Thrift Wood Bicknacre Chelmsford Essex CM3 4HT

  24/05159/TPO Submitted 7 Aug 2024 50 yards away

  T24 - Hornbeam: Crown reduction, reducing the vertical growth by approx 1-2m and the lateral spread by approx 2-2.5m cutting to previous pruning points and shaping the tree. Reason: The tree is very overgrown, particularly the lateral spread and is littering the customer's garden with debris, the tree would greatly benefit from a reduction, for the general well being of the specimen and to improve the aesthetic of the garden.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 6 Thrift Wood Bicknacre Chelmsford Essex CM3 4HT

  20/00169/FUL Submitted 5 Feb 2020 50 yards away

  Proposed front and rear extensions, garage conversion & associated internal alterations

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs

• 1 Deerhurst Chase Bicknacre Chelmsford CM3 4XG

  20/05115/TPO Submitted 12 Jun 2020 100 yards away

  Silver birch (t1) - reduce height by 3metres and sides by 1metre where necessary to shape. Lightly thin remaining crown only where necessary for crossing and crowded branches - reason: tree is very close to the house, works are to prevent it from touching the property and to keep the tree at a suitable size.

  Granted Trees 4 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
• 26/05242/TPO Awaiting decision

  52 Maldon Road Danbury Chelmsford CM3 4QL

  G1 - Oak x6 (Marked 1- 6) - Selectively reduce branches on the south side by up to 3m - Reason: To provide appropriate clearance to the adjacent medical centre; Oak (marked 5) - Remove the lowest lateral limb - Reason: The longitudinal cracking indicates compromised structural integrity and an increased risk of limb failure over pedestrian walkways.

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• 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;

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• 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.

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