Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD

This site has had 5 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 1 refused.

• 26/00859/FUL Decided

  Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD

  Single storey side/rear extension

  Submitted 26 Jun 2026 Full applications
• 26/05094/TPO Withdrawn

  Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD

  W1 - remove live trees below 300mm dbh where these have or are at risk of collapsing across existing paths, remove trees and shrubs below 70mm dbh within 2m of the centreline of existing paths to remove or prevent obstructions and crown lift branches of live trees to 3m over existing footpaths. Reason - General husbandry and routine maintenance.

  Decided 3 Jul 2026 Trees
• 26/05072/TPO Granted

  Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD

  W1 - 1x Sweet Chestnut (labelled 1 on location plan) - Fell. Reason - Clear obstructions to footpath. 1x Sweet Chestnut (labelled 3 on location plan) - Fell. Reason - For safety of woodland users. Up to 20x Holly (labelled 4 on location plan) - Fell. Reason - to clear obstruction to an established footpath within the woodland and to create a small gap and increase structural diversity of the woodland. 1x Hornbeam (labelled 14 on location plan) - Fell. Reason - For safety of woodland users. 1x Sweet Chestnut (labelled 15 on location plan) - Remove collapsed pole. Reason - General husbandry. 1x Sweet Chestnut (labelled 16 on location plan) - Fell. Reason - For safety of woodland users. 1x Sweet Chestnut (labelled 17 on location plan) - Fell. Reason - For safety of woodland users.

  Decided 22 Jun 2026 Trees
• 22/05242/TPO Granted

  Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD

  W1 - Hornbeams - ( Along NW boundary) - Dig post holes to install perimeter fence adjacent trees -to facilitate installation of boundary fence. W1 trees - refer to accompanying site plan for location within proximity to fence installation - handing digging within root protection areas, method set out in accompanying arboricultural method statement to minimise impact to trees.

  Decided 26 Jan 2023 Trees

1. 21 Nov 2024

   Received by Chelmsford

2. 17 Dec 2024

   Decision issued: Refused

3. 10 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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• Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD

  26/05094/TPO Submitted 26 May 2026 12m away

  W1 - remove live trees below 300mm dbh where these have or are at risk of collapsing across existing paths, remove trees and shrubs below 70mm dbh within 2m of the centreline of existing paths to remove or prevent obstructions and crown lift branches of live trees to 3m over existing footpaths. Reason - General husbandry and routine maintenance.

  Withdrawn Trees 4 docs

• Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD

  26/00859/FUL Submitted 26 Jun 2026 144m away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~21 Aug

  Single storey side/rear extension

  Decided Full applications Extension
  Small domestic

• Poolman Ltd Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD

  20/05060/TPO Submitted 12 Mar 2020 160m away

  T2 (T1 on accompanying plan) - Oak - Crown thin by 30% - Reason: In order to reduce the strain upon the stem, whilst allowing mild crown shaping and balancing of any overextended limbs as well as a reduced wind sail and branch density.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 92 Temple Grove Park Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LH

  22/05239/TPO Submitted 12 Dec 2022 211m away

  G3 (3x Oaks) - 2.5 m - 3 m crown reduction to previous pruning points & 5 m crown lift - Reason: General, cyclical maintenance. T15 (Hornbeam) - 3.5 - 4 m crown reduction to suitable growing points & 5 m crown lift - Reason: General, cyclical maintenance.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Temple Grove Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford CM2 8LQ

  19/05160/TPO Submitted 4 Sep 2019 230m away

  Hornbeam (T5) - Crown lift to 4m. Remove epicormic growth from the main stem, remove deadwood present. Crown reduce by 1.5m; Silver Birch x2 (T16 and T17) - Crown reduce by up to 2m. Crown lift to provide clearance of 4m, remove deadwood - Reasons: To prevent interference between tree and pedestrians, vehicles and caravans. All cuts to be made at suitable growth points.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD

  22/05242/TPO Submitted 15 Dec 2022 236m away

  W1 - Hornbeams - ( Along NW boundary) - Dig post holes to install perimeter fence adjacent trees -to facilitate installation of boundary fence. W1 trees - refer to accompanying site plan for location within proximity to fence installation - handing digging within root protection areas, method set out in accompanying arboricultural method statement to minimise impact to trees.

  Granted Trees 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 26/00725/CM Granted

  Hanson Aggregates Ltd Bulls Lodge Quarry Generals Lane Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HR

  Continuation of development of "Winning and working of sand and gravel." permitted by ESS/148/20/CHL (incorporating ESS/37/15/CHL) without compliance with conditions: Condition 2 (Application details) and Condition 3 (timescales for completion of mineral extraction and restoration) made under Section 73

  2 Jun 2026 Other
• 26/00681/AG Granted

  Tinsley Farm Blind Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford CM2 8UF

  Erection of an agricultural hay barn (building 1) and workshop/machinery store (building 2)

  25 May 2026 Other
• 26/00669/AG Granted

  Land East Of Sewage Pumping Station Main Road Rettendon Chelmsford Essex

  General purpose steel portal frame agricultural building and associated hard standing

  21 May 2026 Other
• 26/00546/CM Granted

  Trinity Road Primary School Trinity Road Chelmsford Essex CM2 6HS

  The replacement of the existing roof covering to the rear extension of the school. The replacement of five windows above the roof and the removal of the existing dwarf walls within the roofline.

  27 Apr 2026 Other
• 26/00492/AG Granted

  Land South Of 4 Glenside Parsonage Lane Margaretting Ingatestone Essex

  Hay and straw barn

  15 Apr 2026 Other