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The Old Rectory Abbey Fields East Hanningfield Chelmsford

Granted Chelmsford 20/05628/CAT Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T1 - Tulip tree - reduction of branches on the property side by 1meter T2 - Mountain Ash adjacent to Tulip Tree - Crown lift to 4m T3 - Ornamental Maple adjacent Mountain Ash - fell to reduce overcrowding T4 - Yew - Fell (poor specimen) to provide more light and remove two remaining shattered stumps T5 - Oak adjacent to front corner of building - cut back to give 3m clearance from building T6 - Tall Laurel - rear of No 5 - trim back 2m T7 - Yew - adjacent to No 5 and Balcony of No 7 - trim back to give 2m clearance from building

As published by the council, reference 20/05628/CAT

Application record

Reference
20/05628/CAT
Type
Trees
Status
No Objection
Decision
No Objection
Received
27 Oct 2020
Validated
27 Oct 2020
Decided
2 Dec 2020

Site history

Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 20/05261/TPO Granted

    The Old Rectory Abbey Fields East Hanningfield Chelmsford

    T25 - Copper Beech - lift crown to 4m under 5 year Management Plan. Reason: to avoid damage to cars and injury to pedestrians from overhanging branches T22 - Yew - trim by 0.5m to the achieve conical shape under 5 year Management Plan. Reason: to permit lawn mowing T1 Lime and T24 Copper Beech - lift crown to 3m under 5 year Management Plan. Reason: to permit lawn mowing

    Decided 1 Dec 2020 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Oct 2020

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 2 Dec 2020

    Decision issued: No Objection

  3. 10 Sep 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 2 December 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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    19/05095/TPO Submitted 19 Jul 2019 23m away

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