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Eweland House Main Road Margaretting Ingatestone CM4 9HU

Granted Chelmsford 20/05534/CAT Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T1 - Oak - Reduce canopy away from building by thining extended branch tips to reduce canopy by up to 1m, crown thin by 20% & remove deadwood. T2 - Ash - Crown Lift to provide 6m clearance from ground level to remove two over extended side lateral branches from over car parking spaces. T3 - Oak - Crown Lift to provide 4m clearance from ground level, crown thin upper canopy by 20% & crown clean removing all major deadwood, crossing branches etc. T4 - Oak - Remove major deadwood throughout whole crown area (Deadwood > 25mm in diameter). T5 - Oak - Remove major deadwood throughout whole crown area (Deadwood > 25mm in diameter). T6 - Ash - Crown Reduction- Removing selected branches in the upper/outer canopy to reduce longest lateral branches to bring into shape by up to 1.5m & remove all major deadwood.

As published by the council, reference 20/05534/CAT

Application record

Reference
20/05534/CAT
Type
Trees
Status
No Objection
Decision
Permitted
Received
23 Apr 2020
Validated
23 Apr 2020
Decided
4 Jun 2020
Postcode
CM4 9HU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 19/05560/CAT Granted

    Eweland House Main Road Margaretting Ingatestone CM4 9HU

    T1 - Fraxinus excelsior (Ash) - A 3m crown reduction is recommended due to the poor structural condition of the crown and the location of the tree. It is a historic high pollard (9m) with poor elongated and dog-legged asymmetrical regrowth which is now heavily end-weighted over the parking area and towards the main house. There are also some decay pockets at old pruning wounds, split limbs and minor deadwood in the crown. T2 - Quercus robur (English Oak) - A 2m crown reduction is recommended to balance the poor structural condition of the elongated, end-weighted phototrophic branches to the north.There is a tear out on a limb and moderate deadwood. T4 - Fraxinus excelsior (Ash) -A 2m crown reduction is recommended to improve the crown structure and balance the crown in relation to the proposed works to T1 and T2. The tree has moderate vitality and some deadwood. T12 - Fraxinus excelsior (Ash) - Deadwood removal only. T13 - Fraxinus excelsior (Ash) - Deadwood removal only.

    Decided 19 Aug 2019 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Apr 2020

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 4 Jun 2020

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Chelmsford granted permission on 4 June 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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