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23 The Green Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3DT

Granted Chelmsford 24/05662/CAT Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

TG1 Lawson Cypress & TG2 Thuja - Fell group of trees to ground level. Reason: Trees have been maintained as a hedge and have now become too large for the garden and due to the species it is not possible to reduce the width with out losing the amenity value

As published by the council, reference 24/05662/CAT

Application record

Reference
24/05662/CAT
Type
Trees
Status
No Objection
Decision
Granted As published: No Objection
Received
1 Aug 2024
Decided
3 Sep 2024
Postcode
CM1 3DT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register

This site has had 6 applications since 2024: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/00684/DOC/5 Granted

    23 The Green Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3DT

    Condition 6b - Final archaeological report

    Decided 19 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • 25/00684/DOC/4 Granted

    23 The Green Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3DT

    Condition 5c - Programme of historic building recording - Written Scheme of Investigation

    Decided 22 Dec 2025 Conditions
  • 25/00684/DOC/3 Granted

    23 The Green Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3DT

    Condition 7 - Large scale drawings

    Decided 3 Oct 2025 Conditions
  • 25/00684/DOC/2 Granted

    23 The Green Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3DT

    Condition 6 - Written Scheme of Invesigation for Archaeological Monitoring

    Decided 22 Aug 2025 Conditions
  • 25/00684/DOC/1 Granted

    23 The Green Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3DT

    Condition 5 - Written Scheme of Investigation for the historic building recording

    Decided 31 Jul 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Aug 2024

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 3 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: No Objection

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Chelmsford granted permission on 3 September 2024, 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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