Planning application
80 The Street Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3NT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
x1 Cherry Tree - Crown reduce by 2m. Reason: Tree is encroaching on property and overhanging telephone lines.
As published by the council, reference 25/05626/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 25/05626/CAT
- Type
- Trees
- Status
- No Objection
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 31 Mar 2025
- Decided
- 23 Apr 2025
- Postcode
- CM3 3NT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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22/05510/CAT Granted
80 The Street Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3NT
C1-9 - Conifers - reduce overhanging branches by 0.3 - 0.4 metres. Reason: branches overhanging from neighbours garden
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16/01552/NMAT/1 Granted
80 The Street Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3NT
Non-material amendment to planning permission 16/01552/FUL - (Single storey side and rear extensions). Install 2no Roof Windows in the Rear Extension Sloping Roof.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Mar 2025
Received by Chelmsford
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23 Apr 2025
Decision issued: No Objection
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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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Chelmsford granted permission on 23 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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26/05235/TPO Awaiting decision
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