April House Bicknacre Road Danbury Chelmsford CM3 4JR

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

• 24/05264/TPO Granted

  April House Bicknacre Road Danbury Chelmsford CM3 4JR

  T1 Horse Chestnut - Located in rear garden - Crown reduction by 2.5 cutting to suitable growing points. Crown lift to 3.5m removing sub laterals, cutting to branch collar Suitable growing points. To remove deadwood over 25 mm diameter .Reason: General cutting back of tree to reduce size and keep tidy and healthy.

  Decided 2 Jan 2025 Trees
• 20/05313/TPO Granted

  April House Bicknacre Road Danbury Chelmsford CM3 4JR

  T1 - Horse Chestnut - 5 metre crown lift on the southern aspect (our garden side) and a maximum 2 metre reduction here also. There is an overextended branch on the south-eastern aspect and it was recommended this branch be reduced by 2.5metres. Reason: The tree is over hanging that side of the garden, dropping debris and causing shade.

  Decided 21 Dec 2020 Trees

1. 16 Jul 2020

   Received by Chelmsford

2. 10 Sep 2020

   Decision issued: Refused

3. 20 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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• April House Bicknacre Road Danbury Chelmsford CM3 4JR

  20/05313/TPO Submitted 12 Nov 2020 50 yards away

  T1 - Horse Chestnut - 5 metre crown lift on the southern aspect (our garden side) and a maximum 2 metre reduction here also. There is an overextended branch on the south-eastern aspect and it was recommended this branch be reduced by 2.5metres. Reason: The tree is over hanging that side of the garden, dropping debris and causing shade.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• April House Bicknacre Road Danbury Chelmsford CM3 4JR

  24/05264/TPO Submitted 29 Nov 2024 50 yards away

  T1 Horse Chestnut - Located in rear garden - Crown reduction by 2.5 cutting to suitable growing points. Crown lift to 3.5m removing sub laterals, cutting to branch collar Suitable growing points. To remove deadwood over 25 mm diameter .Reason: General cutting back of tree to reduce size and keep tidy and healthy.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Tile Barn Plumptre Lane Danbury Chelmsford Essex CM3 4JL

  20/05152/TPO Submitted 21 Jul 2020 50 yards away

  G2 - Limes - Both Lime trees to be pollarded back to the main stem. Reason: They are both overhanging significantly and contain a few dead branches. They restrict the use of that side of the garden due to the over hang and nothing can grow in the shade. They are also rubbing against the Oak.

  Refused Trees 5 docs

• Tile Barn Plumptre Lane Danbury Chelmsford Essex CM3 4JL

  20/05312/TPO Submitted 12 Nov 2020 50 yards away

  G2 - Limes - Both trees to receive a 5 metre crown lift. Reasons: Both trees are overhanging significantly and contain a few dead branches. They restrict our use of that side of the garden due to the over hang and nothing will grow in the shade. They are also rubbing against the oak trees. They are also in danger of resting on the shed roof.

  Granted Trees 4 docs
  Small domestic

• Minsmere Bicknacre Road Danbury Chelmsford CM3 4JR

  22/01853/FUL Submitted 17 Oct 2022 100 yards away

  Part single, part two storey rear extension, construction of new front porch and internal alterations. Changes to garage roof from flat to pitched. Removal of two existing accesses and formation of new access. Additional fenestration.

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 13 docs
  Small domestic

• Glanthams Lodge Bicknacre Road Danbury Chelmsford CM3 4JR

  18/05139/TPO Submitted 6 Aug 2018 100 yards away

  T1 - Clean out dead wood, remove 3 droppers from lowest lateral over road, crown lift epicormic growth to 6.5m T2 - Clean out dead wood, reduce limb extending into beech tree, remove 2 lowest laterals over main road, crown lift epicormic growth to 6.5m Reason: Safety of road

  Granted Trees 6 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.

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• 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
• 26/05188/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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• 26/05237/TPO Awaiting decision

  54 Hopping Jacks Lane Danbury Chelmsford CM3 4PD

  T2 Oak - Fell. Reason: To avoid risk of deadwood falling and risk of limb/ tree failure onto footpath and roadway.

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