24 Church Street Great Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM2 7HY

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

• 26/05655/CAT Awaiting decision

  24 Church Street Great Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM2 7HY

  H1 - Holly - upper crown reduced by up to 2m. Reason - maintain tree to environment and improve light L1 - Laburnum - Pruning and crown to be reduced by up to 1m. Reason - provide clearance. C1 - Conifer hedge line - reduced in height by removing the upper 0.3-0.6m. Inside side and either end to be trimmed as hard as possible whilst maintaining greenery and ensuring anything touching the felt garage roof is trimmed. Reason - provide clearance. A1 - Alder - crown reduced by 1-1.5m. Reason - maintain tree to environment and maintain it within boundary of property due to proximity to road. G1 - Shrubbery, Ivy and Yews - trimming by up to 0.15m and shaping. Reason - shape. B1 - Bay - reduction to the main density of the crown and the reduced in height by up to 2m. Reason - maintain tree to environment due to location and improve aesthetics. G2 - Yews - trim in height back to previous points by removing all the most recent re-growth and garden side to be trimmed back as hard as possible, whilst maintaining greenery. End nearest the property to be reduced back by up to 2m. Reason - maintain trees to environment due to proximity to property. G3 - Bay and Beech - cut back. Crown reduction by 2-3m. Reason - clear the property, roof and solar panels and form tall hedge line. G4 - Bay and Magnolia - trimming by up to 0.3m. Reason - to shape. B2 - Bamboo - reduce in height by up to 2m. Reason - maintain to environment. B3 - Beech tree/hedge - have remaining upper crown which overhangs the garden cut back hard in line with where it has been maintained. Then to be reduced in height back to previous points; this equates to around 1-2m. Reason - form a hedge line. S1 - Sycamore - to be re-pollarded back to previous points; this equates to around 4m. Reason - maintain tree to environment, reducing nuisance to neighbours and re-introduce pruning management. O1 - Oak- Crown reduction of 2-3.5m back to previous points.

  Submitted 3 Jul 2026

1. 2 Nov 2022

   Received by Chelmsford

2. 24 Nov 2022

   Decision issued: Permitted

3. 17 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Chelmsford granted permission on 24 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.

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.

• 26 Church Street Great Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM2 7HY

  26/00369/FUL Submitted 20 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  Retrospective application for installation of a swim spa.

  Granted Full applications 6 docs

• 24 Church Street Great Baddow Chelmsford CM2 7HY

  19/05599/CAT Submitted 10 Oct 2019 50 yards away

  Cedar - Located in front garden - Fell tree including stump grinding - Reason: Tree is in a bad condition; Cypress Leylandii hedge - Located along western boundary - Removal of hedging - Reason: In order to gain access to cedar tree.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 45 Church Street Great Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM2 7JA

  24/05703/CAT Submitted 15 Oct 2024 50 yards away

  Holly Trees x4 (shown with a * on the attached plan)- Reduce height to approx 5m. Reason: The trees are on the boundary next to a very busy main road and the footpath by the road is used by school children.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 45 Church Street Great Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM2 7JA

  24/05640/CAT Submitted 31 May 2024 50 yards away

  Holly Trees x2- (marked with a * on plan)- Reduce height of both trees to approximately 5m. Reason: The trees are on the boundary next to a very busy main road and the footpath by the road is used by school children.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 45 Church Street Great Baddow Chelmsford CM2 7JA

  21/05588/CAT Submitted 12 Aug 2021 50 yards away

  Yew, Elm, Walnut, Laurel, Elder - (marked 1 on map) - Prune by 0.5-1m - Reason - Vehicle access; Magnolia - (marked 2 on map) - Prune by _m - Reason - Control height and prevent branches leaning onto wall; Laurel - (marked 3 on map) - Prune by 2-3m - Reason - Tree touching the house; Leylandii (marked 4 on map) - Fell - Reason - Vehicle access, to be replaced with suitable smaller tree to screen the view and prevent either house being overlooked; Sycamore - (marked 5 on map) - Fell - Reason - Is causing issues with the wall and black railings (listed as part of Grade II Listed Building); Yew - (marked 6 on map) - Fell - Reason - Allow more light to neighbouring trees; Bay tees - (marked 7 on map) - Height reduction by 2m - Reason - Avoid overhead cables. We are ideally seeking a 5 or 10 year management plan to annually maintain vegetation growth to the finished works of this consent and to give clearance to service cables, driveway and house.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 43 Church Street Great Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM2 7JA

  24/05681/CAT Submitted 2 Sep 2024 50 yards away

  Holly and hawthorn - (western boundary, marked holly and haw) - reduce to 1.5-2M and maintain at 1.5 - 2 m as part of 5 year management plan. Reason: To facilitate pruning/maintenance and to allow unimpeded growth of Red Pittosporum. Blocking light from windows in neighbouring property

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 26/05236/TPO Awaiting decision

  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.

  Trees
• 26/05188/TPO Awaiting decision

  Foxgloves The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4SA

  W1 - Oak (Marked T1) - Fell - Reason: damage to the buttress and roots, and suspected honey fungus present, in falling distance of the garage. (Area marked H1 ) Sweet Chestnuts x3 - Fell - Reason: dead; Example shown in image 1. Sweet Chestnut - Fell - Reason: In decline and braced by hornbeam Silver Birch - Fell - Reason: dead; Cherry x2 - Fell - Reason: dead; Oaks - Remove significant dead wood Sweet Chestnut - Reduce the east facing dead top by 4m to below the overhead lines and retain the stem at approx 2m - Reason: In decline Hornbeam - Remove failed split stem Holly (group) - Thin group to the south-east of the property by 50% - Reason: To allow individual stems to thrive. (Area marked G1) - Sweet Chestnut - Fell - Reason: dead; (Area marked G2) - Sweet Chestnuts x4 - Fell - Reason: dead; Sweet chestnuts x2 - Reduce by 3m to 6m, retaining the living parts of the trees where practical - Reason: In decline and dead above approximately 6m; Sweet chestnut - Remove west facing limb - Reason: In decline, dead limb. Sweet chestnut - Fell - Reason: dead Oak - Remove dead limb extending west - Reason: The ground is used for cricket and by a local primary school for drop-off and collection. Holly x10 - Fell - Reason: dead;

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• 26/05235/TPO Awaiting decision

  113 New London Road Chelmsford CM2 0QT

  T1 - Robinia Pseudoacacia - Prune by approx. 3m in height, removing dead/dying branches in the upper canopy. Prune the south eastern elevation of the upper canopy by approx 3m. To remove deadwood over 35mm and over 0.5 metre in length to achieve 2.5 m crown clearance from the building - Reason: For good arboricultural practice, to manage the tree and reduce building overhang.

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• 26/05237/TPO Awaiting decision

  54 Hopping Jacks Lane Danbury Chelmsford CM3 4PD

  T2 Oak - Fell. Reason: To avoid risk of deadwood falling and risk of limb/ tree failure onto footpath and roadway.

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