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Church Of St Marys And St Lawrence The Village Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1AR

Granted Chelmsford 25/05619/CAT Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

X3 Yew- Located north west side of the church- (tree no.2) Cut to ground level. Reason: Branches very close to tower and could cause damage; (tree no.1) Reduce by 2.5m Reason: To open out the space and very big for its location; (tree no.3) Tidy up the dead tree stump and reduce by 2.5m Remove some buddleia bushes alongside it. Reason: Trees located very close to church tower.

As published by the council, reference 25/05619/CAT

Application record

Reference
25/05619/CAT
Type
Trees
Status
No Objection
Decision
Permitted
Received
10 Mar 2025
Decided
16 Apr 2025
Postcode
CM3 1AR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 19/05611/CAT Granted

    Church Of St Marys And St Lawrence The Village Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1AR

    Ash - located in the North West of the churchyard backs onto a low ancient wall - Fell - Reason: The tree may cause damage to the wall, the house cannot receive television signals and the tree blocks out the light on the house's Eastern side.

    Decided 13 Dec 2019 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Mar 2025

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 16 Apr 2025

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 17 Aug 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 16 April 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.

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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