Planning application
The White House South Street Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1DF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Large Sycamore (side of property) - T1 - Reduce by approx 3 metres to previous reduction points. Remove major dead wood - Reason: To keep within managed regime. Sycamore (In corner) - T2 - Reduce by approx 5 metres to previous reduction points. Remove major dead wood. Sever Ivy - Reason: To keep within managed regime. Lombardy Poplar (Rear boundary) - T3 - Reduce by approx 7 metres to previous pollard points. Remove dead wood - Reason: to keep within managed regime.
As published by the council, reference 20/05515/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 20/05515/CAT
- Type
- Trees
- Status
- No Objection
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 29 Jan 2020
- Validated
- 29 Jan 2020
- Decided
- 5 Mar 2020
- Postcode
- CM3 1DF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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24/05702/CAT Granted
The White House South Street Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1DF
Sycamore (Marked T1) - 6m pollard - Reason: decay and fungal growth problems. Tree is certainly coming towards the end of its life and the customer wants to pollard it to a safe height. Fungal brackets in the centre of the tree and large areas of deadwood. Tree overhangs an entrance to a park and building close by. Hedgerow (Marked T2)(at the front) - To be reduced by 3ft and tidied up on either side. - Reason: General Maintenance 3 x Hazels (Marked T3) - To be felled to ground level and stumps ground out; Damson (Marked T4) - Fell - Reason: Dropping plums on next doors patio and causing slip hazard problems for the neighbour. 3 x Conifers (Marked T5) - Fell and grind the stump (approx 6ft tall); Sycamore (Marked T6) - Fell and grind the stump - Reason: Growing too close to the neighbours fence and property, also very close to the oil tank and concrete pad which the tanks situated on. (Potential subsidence problems in the future) Conifer (Marked T7) - Fell and grind the stump - Reason: Too close to next doors fence and property (potential subsidence problems in the future) ready for new more manageable trees to be planted. Poplar (Marked T8) - Crown reduction of 3m to old points, and deadwood removal if needed;
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19/00624/FUL Granted
The White House South Street Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1DF
Single storey rear extension. Form path with low level wall.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jan 2020
Received by Chelmsford
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5 Mar 2020
Decision issued: Permitted
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25 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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