Planning application
10 Laurel Grove Chelmsford Essex CM2 9BL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Horse Chestnut - Pollard crown back to original pollard points (Equivalent to 3m reduction). T2 - Horse Chestnut - Pollard crown back to original pollard points (Equivalent to 2m reduction). T3 - Cherry Laurel - Reduce crown back to previous reduction points (Approx. 1.5m reduction). T4 - Turkey Oak - Pollard crown back to original pollard points. (Equivalent to 6m reduction). T5 - Horse Chestnut - Pollard crown back to original pollard points. (Equivalent to 5m reduction). T8 - Sycamore - Pollard crown back to original pollard points. (Equivalent to 5m reduction). Remove ivy from stem. T9 - Sycamore - Reduce crown-back to previous reduction points (Equivalent to 3m reduction). Ensure minimum 2m crown clearance from properties in Laurel Grove. T10 - Sycamore - Reduce crown back to previous reduction points (Equivalent to 3m reduction). Ensure minimum 2m crown clearance from properties in Laurel Grove. T11 - False Acacia - Reduce branches back from adjacent property - to ensure 2m crown clearance from pub. G12 - 3 x self-set sycamores within group - Fell and poison all sycamores from within the group in order to prevent future growth causing conflict with the adjacent street lamp column and from overshading the tree group. T14 - Pedunculate Oak - Reduce branches back from roof of adjacent property - to ensure 2m crown clearance from building.
As published by the council, reference 20/05604/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 20/05604/CAT
- Type
- Trees
- Status
- No Objection
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 4 Sep 2020
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2020
- Decided
- 19 Oct 2020
- Postcode
- CM2 9BL
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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24/05705/CAT Granted
10 Laurel Grove Chelmsford Essex CM2 9BL
Laurel Bush - reduce in height by 2m. Reason: Bush is too large and becoming a tree.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Sep 2020
Received by Chelmsford
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19 Oct 2020
Decision issued: No Objection
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31 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 19 October 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
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