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Golden Jubilee Play Area Vicarage Road Pleshey Chelmsford

Granted Chelmsford 22/05599/CAT Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Sycamore Tree- cut down to ground level, reason; tree is causing the wall to lift

As published by the council, reference 22/05599/CAT

Application record

Reference
22/05599/CAT
Type
Trees
Status
No Objection
Decision
Permitted
Received
2 Nov 2022
Validated
2 Nov 2022
Decided
13 Dec 2022

Site history

Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/05662/CAT Awaiting decision

    Golden Jubilee Play Area Vicarage Road Pleshey Chelmsford

    Elders x3 - (growing within boundary) - Fell to ground level; Field Maples x3 - Fell to ground level; Reason for both: To allow the installation on a fence to allow the parish to make the children's play area a secure and safe area. Trees are of low quality in a poor location for continued growth.

    Submitted 13 Jul 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Nov 2022

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 13 Dec 2022

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 17 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Chelmsford granted permission on 13 December 2022, 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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