The Old School House South Street Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1DF

This site has had 3 applications since 2018: 3 approved, 0 refused.

• 17/01603/DOC/1 Granted

  The Old School House South Street Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1DF

  Condition 3 - Samples of Materials

  Decided 21 Jan 2019 Conditions
• 18/05585/CAT Granted

  The Old School House South Street Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1DF

  2x Hollie, 2x Yew, Lilac & Portuguese Laurel - Fell to ground level. Reason: Accommodate new landscaping and open up view of Mulberry. Hazel - Coppice 8-10 stems closest to lawn. Reason: To reduce oppressive nature of tree.

  Decided 12 Sep 2018 Trees

1. 26 Feb 2025

   Received by Chelmsford

2. 26 Mar 2025

   Decision issued: Permitted

3. 17 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Chelmsford granted permission on 26 March 2025, 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.

• The Old School House South Street Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1DF

  18/05585/CAT Submitted 3 Aug 2018 50 yards away

  2x Hollie, 2x Yew, Lilac & Portuguese Laurel - Fell to ground level. Reason: Accommodate new landscaping and open up view of Mulberry. Hazel - Coppice 8-10 stems closest to lawn. Reason: To reduce oppressive nature of tree.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• The Old School House South Street Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1DF

  17/01603/DOC/1 Submitted 8 Jan 2019 50 yards away

  Condition 3 - Samples of Materials

  Granted Conditions 3 docs

• Great Waltham C Of E School South Street Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1DF

  26/00790/FUL Submitted 25 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~20 Aug

  Construction of a timber-framed open-sided outdoor learning shelter

  Decided Full applications

• The White House South Street Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1DF

  19/00624/FUL Submitted 12 Apr 2019 50 yards away

  Single storey rear extension. Form path with low level wall.

  Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• The White House South Street Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1DF

  20/05515/CAT Submitted 29 Jan 2020 50 yards away

  Large Sycamore (side of property) - T1 - Reduce by approx 3 metres to previous reduction points. Remove major dead wood - Reason: To keep within managed regime. Sycamore (In corner) - T2 - Reduce by approx 5 metres to previous reduction points. Remove major dead wood. Sever Ivy - Reason: To keep within managed regime. Lombardy Poplar (Rear boundary) - T3 - Reduce by approx 7 metres to previous pollard points. Remove dead wood - Reason: to keep within managed regime.

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• Great Waltham C Of E School South Street Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1DF

  22/05592/CAT Submitted 27 Sep 2022 50 yards away

  T1- London plane-To reduce the height and crown of the tree by up to 2-2.5m and to reduce the southern proportion of the crown by up to 3m Reason: causing damage to the building, deadwood also noted throughout the crown.

  Granted Trees 4 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.

  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;

  Trees
• 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.

  Trees
• 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.

  Trees
• 26/05234/TPO Awaiting decision

  16A Church Street Great Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM2 7HZ

  T1 - Oak - reduce overhanging branches into 16a by approximately 2m. Reason - general maintenance.

  Trees