15 Woodland Way Highwood Chelmsford CM1 3FF

1. 22 Sep 2020

   Received by Chelmsford

2. 9 Dec 2020

   Decision issued: Permitted

3. 10 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Chelmsford granted permission on 9 December 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.

• 12 Woodland Way Highwood Chelmsford CM1 3FF

  20/05208/TPO Submitted 1 Sep 2020 64m away

  W1 - Oak x2 - located at the rear garden - Reduce the crown of the trees by 2-2.5m and remove deadwood. Smaller Oak x1 - Fell. Reason: To maintain size and shape of trees and to promote form and structure of retained trees

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 12 Woodland Way Highwood Chelmsford CM1 3FF

  20/05070/TPO Submitted 16 Apr 2020 66m away

  W1 - Oak x2 - located at the rear garden - Section dismantle the smaller tree to ground level. Reduce the crown of the larger tree by 2-2.5m and remove deadwood. For good arboricultural practice - To reduce the overcrowding/competition of both trees and allow the better specimen Oak to thrive

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 12 Woodland Way Highwood Chelmsford CM1 3FF

  18/05223/TPO Submitted 10 Dec 2018 81m away

  (W1) - Hazel/ Hawthorn - Within site of 12 Woodland Way - Fell - Reason: In poor condition, low value to area and being a hazard to small children and pets. All coppices to be removed and shallow stump grinding carried out, native mix hedge would be installed within the woodland.

  Withdrawn Trees 1 doc

• Land East Of Woodland Way And North Of Nathans Lane Highwood Chelmsford

  21/01592/FUL Submitted 10 Aug 2021 84m away

  Retrospective application for a single storey front extension to the existing stable building and construction of a separate store building.

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• Glengarry Highwood Road Highwood Chelmsford Essex CM1 3PX

  26/00471/FUL Submitted 6 May 2026 88m away

  Proposed ground and first floor extension to south west side.

  Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs

• Willows Highwood Road Highwood Chelmsford Essex CM1 3PX

  26/00604/CLOPUD Submitted 8 May 2026 149m away

  80% historically approved · decision due ~3 Jul

  Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Development for the erection of an outbuilding used incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse, including for domestic storage, home office use, and as a games room.

  Awaiting decision Outline 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 26/05194/TPO Awaiting decision

  Two Oaks Ladywell Lane Sandon Chelmsford Essex CM2 7AE

  T1 - Oak - Reduce the crown in height and lateral spread by approximately 2.5m, cutting back to suitable growth points. Reason: To manage the tree at an appropriate size for its location while retaining its natural form and amenity value. T2 - Oak - Reduce the crown in height and lateral spread by approximately 2.5m, cutting back to suitable growth points. Remove epicormic growth from the main stem. Prune to provide a minimum 1.5m clearance to the building. Reason: to maintain suitable clearance of the building whilst retaining a balanced and natural crown form. T3 & T4 - Oak - Reduce crowns in height and lateral spread by approximately 2.5m, cutting back to suitable growth points. Reason: To manage the trees at an appropriate size for its location while retaining its natural form and amenity value.

  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 - 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;

  Trees
• 26/05184/TPO Awaiting decision

  Springfield Parish Centre St Augustines Way Springfield Chelmsford Essex CM1 6GX

  T1 Oak - Remove deadwood. T2 Oak -Cut back from building by 1m back to previous pruning points, crown list over car park by 1m, clear around lights in car park by 0.5 metres and remove dead wood. Reason: Overhanging the public footpath and encroaching on the Springfield Parish Centre roof and causing drainage issues.

  Trees
• 26/05190/TPO Awaiting decision

  9 Hyde Green Danbury Chelmsford Essex CM3 4QU

  G1 - Cedar (Marked T1) Prune Lower canopy by 2.5m. Raise lower canopy to a maximum of 2.5m from ground level, Reduce lateral spread of lower/mid crown on the road side of the tree by approximately 1.5-2m - Reason: General maintenance, to maintain clearance from pillars, buildings, roads, mowing equipment and pedestrian access.

  Trees
• 26/05191/TPO Awaiting decision

  6 Tabors Avenue Great Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM2 7ES

  T2 - Oak - Raise crown to approximately 2.5m from ground level, pruning secondary laterals only. Reduce lateral spread on the garden side only by approximately 1-1.5m, cutting back to suitable growth points to balance and shape the crown. Remove any substantial deadwood throughout the crown; T4 - Pine - Raise crown to approx 5m, removing 3x lowest primary laterals only back to branch collar. Remove all major deadwood and hanging branches throughout the crown. Selectively reduce the lateral spread of the crown where overextended by up to 1.5-2m, cutting back to suitable growth points to balance and shape. Reason: General maintenance

  Trees