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8 Laurel Grove Chelmsford Essex CM2 9BL

Granted Chelmsford 24/05709/CAT Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T1 Norweigan Maple - South front driveway - Crown reduction by 3m cutting back to suitable points to balance and tidy and shape over; T2 & T3 Holly - South front garden - Crown reduction by 1.5-2m cutting back to suitable growing points. Tidy and shape over; T4 Holly - South boundary by garage - Crown reduction by 1.5-2m cutting back to suitable growing points. Tidy and shape over; T5 Norweigan Maple - South boundary by garage - Crown reduction by 3m cutting back to suitable points to balance and tidy and stop encroachment onto buillding at that point; T6 Pear - West rear garden - Crown reduction by 3m cutting back to suitable points to balance; T7 Apple - West rear garden - Crown reduction by 3m cutting back to suitable points to balance.

As published by the council, reference 24/05709/CAT

Application record

Reference
24/05709/CAT
Type
Trees
Status
No Objection
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
22 Oct 2024
Decided
20 Nov 2024
Postcode
CM2 9BL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/00647/FUL Granted

    8 Laurel Grove Chelmsford Essex CM2 9BL

    Proposed installation of 16no. solar panels to south facing main roof of the property with battery storage and inverter internally located

    Decided 2 Jul 2024 Full applications
  • 20/05617/CAT Granted

    8 Laurel Grove Chelmsford Essex CM2 9BL

    T1 Holly, T2 Holly - south front garden and T3 Holly - south rear garden - crown reduction by 1.5m-2m and cut back to suitable growing points; T4 Norway Maple - south rear garden - crown reduction by 3m and cut back to suitable growing points to stop encroachment onto building; T5 Pear and T6 Apple - west rear garden - crown reduction by 3m and cut back to suitable growing points to stop encroachment onto building; Tidy and shape all trees, works to match previous application 16/05532/CAT.

    Decided 12 Nov 2020 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Oct 2024

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 20 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 31 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 20 November 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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