Planning application
Springfield Health Clinic Springfield Green Chelmsford Essex CM1 7HZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
G1 Lime x3 - Crown lift to 5m and cut back from road to give up to 2m clearance; T1 Elder - Fell to ground level; T2 Coniferous Spruce - Fell to ground level (tree dead); G2 Ash, Oak , Hornbeam approx 6 - Cut back overhang from road to give up to 2m clearance and remove dead wood; T3 Ash and bushes - Remove deadwood and cut back from lamp column to give 1m clearance, including bushes; G3 Chestnuts and Willow x5 -Cut back overhang from road to give 2m clearance and crown lift to 5m over highway; G4 Beech trees and shrubs x6 - Crown lift to 4m, cut back from lamp to give 1m clearance and clear buildings to give up to 2m clearance; T4 Willow - Broken leader hanging in the tree. Coppice to ground level to allow regeneration; G5 Robinia x2 - Cut back from building to give 2m clearance; T5 Blackthorn - dead, ivy covered - Cut back off the road.
As published by the council, reference 20/05563/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 20/05563/CAT
- Type
- Trees
- Status
- No Objection
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 26 Jun 2020
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2020
- Decided
- 7 Aug 2020
- Postcode
- CM1 7HZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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20/05517/CAT Granted
Springfield Health Clinic Springfield Green Chelmsford Essex CM1 7HZ
T1 and T2 Cypress - Fell; T3 Robinia - remove deadwood throughout the crown; T4 Prunus - reduce the overhanging crown back to boundary line, sever Ivy at base; T5 Robinia and T6 Malus - remove deadwood throughout the crown; G7 2x Poplars - remove deadwood and crown raise to 3m over driveway; G8 Hazel/Prunus - coppice and cut back stems growing over the pathway; G9 Mahonia - cut back in line with edge of pathway; G10 3x Limes - remove deadwood and crown raise over driveway to 3m; T11 Robinia - remove dead wood throughout the crown; G12 Mixed group - cut back to provide 1m clearance, crown raise to 3.5 over driveway, remove deadwood; T13 Willow - crown raise to 3m over car park - Trees located along access road and at front or rear of car park - Reason: To reduce conflict between trees and access roads.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jun 2020
Received by Chelmsford
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7 Aug 2020
Decision issued: Permitted
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20 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Chelmsford granted permission on 7 August 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.
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