Planning application
St Marys Church Church Green Broomfield Chelmsford Essex CM1 7BD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Cedar - (t34 on map) - remove single west facing bough, crown thin by 20-30%; ash - (t22 on map) - crown reduce by 4m - reason: due to tree dropping branches by vicarage churchyard pollarding to be carried out.
As published by the council, reference 20/05521/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 20/05521/CAT
- Type
- Trees
- Status
- No Objection
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 24 Feb 2020
- Validated
- 24 Feb 2020
- Decided
- 9 Apr 2020
- Postcode
- CM1 7BD
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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24/05649/CAT Granted
St Marys Church Church Green Broomfield Chelmsford Essex CM1 7BD
574- Western Red Cedar - Diseased - to be felled. 575- Western Red Cedar- Diseased - to be felled. 599- Common Yew- Cut back to branch or trunk collars to give 1m minimum clearance to Church building. Crown lift to 2.5m. Clear epicormic growth. Urgent due to impending maintenance work. 600- Swedish Whitebeam- to be felled. In high risk area 632 Common Lime - Remove branches. Crown lift to 2m 634- Common Lime - Carry out formative pruning max of 1.3m. Crown lift to 2m. 636- Tree of Heaven- Remove dead wood. 638- Robina- Remove dead wood 641- Liquid Amber- Dead tree to be removed. 645- Magnolia- Reduce to previous pruning points to give 3-4m height above ground level. Work not to be carried out between November to June. All trees- Remove deadwood and as required crown lift to 2.5m. Remove epicormic growth.
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19/05615/CAT Granted
St Marys Church Church Green Broomfield Chelmsford Essex CM1 7BD
T34 - Cedar - front of church yard - reduce over extended laterals up to 3m, (predominantly on the North, West and Eastern sides). Crown lift the branches on the northern side to 2.2m - allow easy access around the tree.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Feb 2020
Received by Chelmsford
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9 Apr 2020
Decision issued: Permitted
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29 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Chelmsford granted permission on 9 April 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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574- Western Red Cedar - Diseased - to be felled. 575- Western Red Cedar- Diseased - to be felled. 599- Common Yew- Cut back to branch or trunk collars to give 1m minimum clearance to Church building. Crown lift to 2.5m. Clear epicormic growth. Urgent due to impending maintenance work. 600- Swedish Whitebeam- to be felled. In high risk area 632 Common Lime - Remove branches. Crown lift to 2m 634- Common Lime - Carry out formative pruning max of 1.3m. Crown lift to 2m. 636- Tree of Heaven- Remove dead wood. 638- Robina- Remove dead wood 641- Liquid Amber- Dead tree to be removed. 645- Magnolia- Reduce to previous pruning points to give 3-4m height above ground level. Work not to be carried out between November to June. All trees- Remove deadwood and as required crown lift to 2.5m. Remove epicormic growth.
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