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17 Lodge Road Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3HY

Granted Chelmsford 22/05600/CAT Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Alder tree - remove lower limbs and crown lift by 1.5-2M. Reason: to keep away from pond area for pond refurbishment.

As published by the council, reference 22/05600/CAT

Application record

Reference
22/05600/CAT
Type
Trees
Status
No Objection
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
1 Nov 2022
Validated
1 Nov 2022
Decided
30 Nov 2022
Postcode
CM1 3HY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register

This site has had 13 applications since 2018: 9 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/05117/TPO Decided

    17 Lodge Road Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3HY

    T6 sycamore, G2 (1x sycamore 1 x yew) and G3 (1x turkey oak 9x yew) - crown lift over Lodge Road footpath by 2.5 m - Concerns regarding low branches being a danger to the public.

    Submitted 1 Jun 2026 Trees
  • 22/05598/CAT Granted

    17 Lodge Road Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3HY

    Swamp Cypress - (Located between T5 and T7) - Crown lift to 1.5m - Reason: Branches touching ground, making maintenance difficult.

    Decided 18 Nov 2022 Trees
  • 20/05651/CAT Granted

    17 Lodge Road Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3HY

    Hazel - Coppice to ground level - Reason: Tree is overgrown.

    Decided 29 Jan 2021 Trees
  • 20/05350/TPO Granted

    17 Lodge Road Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3HY

    G4 1x Yew - Crown reduce by 1.5m and reshape - Reason: Works advised by tree surgeon.

    Decided 9 Feb 2021 Trees
  • 20/05186/TPO Granted

    17 Lodge Road Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3HY

    Yew G6 - located at no.19 Lodge Road - removal of overhang by 1m to the boundary - Reason: To allow new trees to grow and gain height.

    Decided 6 Oct 2020 Trees
  • 20/05173/TPO Granted

    17 Lodge Road Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3HY

    G1 - Yew - Fell. Reasons: refer to attached document.

    Decided 28 Sep 2020 Trees
  • 20/05559/CAT Granted

    17 Lodge Road Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3HY

    Swamp Cypress - remove 1 branch extending eastwards over pond back to branch collar. Bhutan Pine - dead, fell and replace

    Decided 6 Aug 2020 Trees
  • 20/05119/TPO Granted

    17 Lodge Road Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3HY

    T5 Western Red Cedar - 3metre crown lift including dropper branches. T6 Sycamore - crown lift to 5metres over pond side only back to suitable growth points, and crown lift over Lodge Road footpath by 2.5m. G2 - 1x Yew crown reduce 2metres from pond side only, and crown lift over Lodge Road footpath by 2.5m. G3 northernmost Yew adjacent to T6 Sycamore remove lateral extending south back to branch collar, reduced remaining crown over pond by 2metres, and crown lift over Lodge Road footpath by 2.5m. G3 second northernmost Yew adjacent to pond, fell due to poor form. G3 Yew growing into railings and east of hazel stool, fell due to poor form. G3 Yew adjacent to Turkey Oak, fell suppressed by Oak and poor form, G3 Yews remaining Yews to received dead wooding and ivy cleared, and crown lift over Lodge Road footpath by 2.5m. G3 Turkey Oak reduce lowest western branch over pond back to suitable growth point. T7 Yew - side lateral reduction of 2.5metres only. T9 Holly - formative prune to shape. T4 Yew - crown reduce by 1 1.5metres, remove lowest lateral branch. T2 Yew Crown reduction 2m and removal of branches over garage. Reasons: cut back from pond/road area, allow for new hedging, dominant tree, broken branches, reshape/tidy, allow light to bowling green.

    Decided 12 Aug 2020 Trees
  • 20/05064/TPO Withdrawn

    17 Lodge Road Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3HY

    PICTURE 1 G3 : YEW : Crown reduction/crown raise 2.5m : to cut back from roadside/pond area. PICTURE 2 G3 : Crown raise 2.5m/crown reduction 2m : to cut back from roadside/fence to allow for new hedging to pass through. PICTURES 3/4 G3: YEW : Crown lift 2m/crown raise 2m: to cut back from more dominant tree and bring it to order. PICTURES 5/6 G3: YEW : Crown lift 2.5m/crown raise 2m : to cut back from roadside/fence to allow for new hedging to pass through. PICTURE 7 G3 : YEW : Crown raise 1m away from road. PICTURE 8 G3: YEW : Fell. Only several live branches. This is not a tree anymore, and needs to be removed along with the large growth of ivy attached to it. PICTURE 9 G3: YEW : CROWN raise 2.5m away from dominant tree. PICTURE 10 G2 : YEW : Crown raise 1 branch 3m away from pond and rest 2m to tidy up. PICTURE 11 G4: YEW : Crown raise 2m to tidy up. PICTURE 12 T7 : YEW : Crown raise and lift 3m as branches are totally out of control and unkempt.

    Decided 29 Apr 2020 Trees
  • 19/05546/CAT Granted

    17 Lodge Road Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3HY

    T1 - Cherry - north of pond - Remove due to suffocation by ivy. T2 - Conifer - north of garden - Fell as tree is too close to property. T3 - Holly - south area of garden - Remove due to overcrowding. T4 - Osmanthus - south of pond - Reduce crown width and height to 1.5m - Allow new growth. Escallonia - south of pond - Remove as dead. T5 - Willow - near west of pond - Fell due to inner core being dead. G1 - Yew - x6 - rear garden, around east side of pond - Fell due to being poor specimens; Elderberry - Fell as dead; Cherry - x3 - Fell as leaning into pond area; Hazel - x4 - Coppice due to overgrowth; Hawthorn - x13 - Fell as mixture of dead tree, overcrowding and encroaching; Sycamores - x2 - Remove as overcrowded and leaning into pond; Alder - Fell as falling into pond. G2 - Cherry Laurel - x5; Yew - x5; Variegated Laurel, Privet - x2; Viburnum - x4 - west part of garden - Remove to replace with continuous hedging.

    Decided 9 Sep 2019 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Nov 2022

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 30 Nov 2022

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 17 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Chelmsford granted permission on 30 November 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.

Nearby applications

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  • 17 Lodge Road Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3HY

    20/05651/CAT Submitted 21 Dec 2020 50 yards away

    Hazel - Coppice to ground level - Reason: Tree is overgrown.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • 17 Lodge Road Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3HY

    20/05350/TPO Submitted 21 Dec 2020 50 yards away

    G4 1x Yew - Crown reduce by 1.5m and reshape - Reason: Works advised by tree surgeon.

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • 17 Lodge Road Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3HY

    20/05559/CAT Submitted 25 Jun 2020 50 yards away

    Swamp Cypress - remove 1 branch extending eastwards over pond back to branch collar. Bhutan Pine - dead, fell and replace

    Granted Trees 6 docs
  • 19 Lodge Road Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3HY

    24/05221/TPO Submitted 14 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    T9 Holly Tree (T2 on map) - Front Garden Reduce height by 2m G6 Yew Tree (T4 on map) - Rear Garden - Reduce height by 3m and the sides by 1.5m (previous cutting points) Reason: Works to keep Trees at a sensible size for their locations.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • 17 Lodge Road Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3HY

    19/05546/CAT Submitted 30 Jul 2019 50 yards away

    T1 - Cherry - north of pond - Remove due to suffocation by ivy. T2 - Conifer - north of garden - Fell as tree is too close to property. T3 - Holly - south area of garden - Remove due to overcrowding. T4 - Osmanthus - south of pond - Reduce crown width and height to 1.5m - Allow new growth. Escallonia - south of pond - Remove as dead. T5 - Willow - near west of pond - Fell due to inner core being dead. G1 - Yew - x6 - rear garden, around east side of pond - Fell due to being poor specimens; Elderberry - Fell as dead; Cherry - x3 - Fell as leaning into pond area; Hazel - x4 - Coppice due to overgrowth; Hawthorn - x13 - Fell as mixture of dead tree, overcrowding and encroaching; Sycamores - x2 - Remove as overcrowded and leaning into pond; Alder - Fell as falling into pond. G2 - Cherry Laurel - x5; Yew - x5; Variegated Laurel, Privet - x2; Viburnum - x4 - west part of garden - Remove to replace with continuous hedging.

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • 17 Lodge Road Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3HY

    20/05064/TPO Submitted 27 Mar 2020 50 yards away

    PICTURE 1 G3 : YEW : Crown reduction/crown raise 2.5m : to cut back from roadside/pond area. PICTURE 2 G3 : Crown raise 2.5m/crown reduction 2m : to cut back from roadside/fence to allow for new hedging to pass through. PICTURES 3/4 G3: YEW : Crown lift 2m/crown raise 2m: to cut back from more dominant tree and bring it to order. PICTURES 5/6 G3: YEW : Crown lift 2.5m/crown raise 2m : to cut back from roadside/fence to allow for new hedging to pass through. PICTURE 7 G3 : YEW : Crown raise 1m away from road. PICTURE 8 G3: YEW : Fell. Only several live branches. This is not a tree anymore, and needs to be removed along with the large growth of ivy attached to it. PICTURE 9 G3: YEW : CROWN raise 2.5m away from dominant tree. PICTURE 10 G2 : YEW : Crown raise 1 branch 3m away from pond and rest 2m to tidy up. PICTURE 11 G4: YEW : Crown raise 2m to tidy up. PICTURE 12 T7 : YEW : Crown raise and lift 3m as branches are totally out of control and unkempt.

    Withdrawn Trees 15 docs
    Small domestic

In Chelmsford

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    4 Moulsham Barn Waterson Vale Chelmsford Essex CM2 9QE

    T5 and T6 - Plum Cherry - Prune by 1m, crown lift to 1.5m from ground level, remove dead branches - Reason: To maintain the trees at their current size.

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  • 26/05220/TPO Awaiting decision

    5 Purcell Cole Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3NB

    T1 Magnolia - Reduce the tree all over by 3m. Reason: Overwhelming the property and road.

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  • 26/05188/TPO Awaiting decision

    Foxgloves The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4SA

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  • 26/05235/TPO Awaiting decision

    113 New London Road Chelmsford CM2 0QT

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  • 26/05237/TPO Awaiting decision

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