Planning application
Playing Fields Taylors Park Brook Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
G11 marked on plan - Hawthorn - To reduce the overhang off the bus shelter by 3m to the kerb line and in relation to the remainder of the tree line, to face back the vegetation to the pathway edge and raise low branches over the footpath by 1.5 meters; T9 marked on plan - Horse Chestnut - Remove the dead branches exceding 3cm diameter - Reason: The tree is suffering from dieback in the top of its crown creating dead wood; T10 marked on plan - Rowan - Fell - Reason: Tree is in poor condition. The Health and Safety tree inspection recommends the tree is felled to ground level or monolith at 2 meters to retain standing deadwood habitat.
As published by the council, reference 20/05643/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 20/05643/CAT
- Type
- Trees
- Status
- No Objection
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 20 Nov 2020
- Validated
- 20 Nov 2020
- Decided
- 5 Jan 2021
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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22/05618/CAT Granted
Playing Fields Taylors Park Brook Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford
Cherry - (Marked T1) - Remove major deadwood up to 5cm in diameter and 1m in length. Crown lift to 3m - Reason: To enable safe passage under the tree; Oak - (Marked T2) - Remove major deadwood up to 5cm in diameter and 1m in length. Crown lift to 3m - Reason: To enable safe passage under the tree.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Nov 2020
Received by Chelmsford
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5 Jan 2021
Decision issued: No Objection
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21 Sep 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 5 January 2021, 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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