Planning application
5 St Margarets Road Chelmsford Essex CM2 6DS
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
G2 - Cherry (front of property) - Fell - Reason: Tree is dead
As published by the council, reference 22/05223/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 22/05223/TPO
- Type
- Trees
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 14 Dec 2022
- Validated
- 14 Dec 2022
- Decided
- 26 Jan 2023
- Postcode
- CM2 6DS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Dec 2022
Received by Chelmsford
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26 Jan 2023
Decision issued: Permitted
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Chelmsford granted permission on 26 January 2023, 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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