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Land North Of Westering Horse And Groom Lane Chelmsford Essex

Granted Chelmsford 20/05149/TPO Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Ash (within W1) - Fell - Reason: due to dieback, potentially caused due to waterlogged ground surrounding tree throughout much of the year. Replanting not required due to many young aspens (poplus tremula) already growing to take its place beneath tree in woodland belt. Various Aspen - remove lower branches to allow more light into woodland floor. Scrub clearance to create woodland pathways through tree belt allowing light to the ground to encourage wild flowers and grasses, clear old tree stumps.

As published by the council, reference 20/05149/TPO

Application record

Reference
20/05149/TPO
Type
Trees
Status
Application Permitted
Decision
Permitted
Received
25 Jul 2020
Validated
25 Jul 2020
Decided
17 Sep 2020

Site history

Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/05133/TPO Decided

    Land North Of Westering Horse And Groom Lane Chelmsford Essex

    W1 - A - group of 3 Aspen max 150mm diameter - Fell to base. Reason - trees are dead. W1 - B - Aspen - Fell to base. Reason - to avoid it falling on the house. W1 - C - Ash - Reduce by 3m. Reason - to alleviate weight/wind loading and to give clearance to the building. W1 - D - Ash - Reduce by 3m. Reason - to alleviate weight/wind loading and to give clearance to the building. W1 - E - Aspen - Fell to a safe height (3m). Reason - showing signs of ground movement and separation to the adjacent tree canopy's.

    Submitted 13 Jul 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Jul 2020

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 17 Sep 2020

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Chelmsford granted permission on 17 September 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.

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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