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Street Record Thornborough Avenue South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex

Refused Chelmsford 20/05137/TPO Trees

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

G1 - 4x Oak and 1x Hawthorn - crown reduction by 3metres. Reason: causing excessive shading and to provide clearance to footpath and road.

As published by the council, reference 20/05137/TPO

Application record

Reference
20/05137/TPO
Type
Trees
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
14 Jul 2020
Validated
14 Jul 2020
Decided
7 Sep 2020
Postcode
CM3 5FN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 1 refused.

  • 20/05286/TPO Granted

    Street Record Thornborough Avenue South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex

    T1 - Oak - reduce crown to previous cutting points (approximately 2-3m). Reason: tree is overgrowing onto neighbouring property and partially obstructing adjacent street light.

    Decided 17 Dec 2020 Trees
  • 20/05219/TPO Granted

    Street Record Thornborough Avenue South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex

    G1 - x2 Oak - 3.5 metre crown lift for the two larger oaks. Reason: to manage overhang to the adjacent footpath and road. All oaks to receive dead wooding

    Decided 10 Nov 2020 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Jul 2020

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 7 Sep 2020

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 20 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Chelmsford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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