Russetts Back Lane Great Waltham Chelmsford CM3 1LG

1. 6 May 2026

   Received by Chelmsford

2. 15 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Refused

3. 17 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Chelmsford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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• Sandon House Main Road Ford End Chelmsford Essex CM3 1LL

  22/00138/FUL Submitted 15 Feb 2022 100 yards away

  Remove existing single dormer and replace with new double pitched roof dormer. Proposed single storey side/rear extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 19 docs
  Small domestic

• Terriers Retreat Woods Road Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1LJ

  19/01164/FUL Submitted 19 Jul 2019 100 yards away

  Part single, part two storey rear extension, with juliette balcony. New side dormer to existing garage. Addition of windows to left and right elevations and associated internal alterations.

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 5 docs

• Terriers Retreat Woods Road Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1LJ

  20/00079/FUL Submitted 21 Jan 2020 100 yards away

  Resubmission of previously approved application. Demolition of conservatory and construction of single storey rear extension. Single storey front extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 7 docs
  Small domestic

• Land South Of Firland Woods Road Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex

  19/01645/FUL Submitted 27 Sep 2019 150 yards away

  Change of use and conversion of existing domestic outbuilding to a single dwelling.

  Granted Full applications 12 docs
  Small domestic

• Park View 31A Pleshey Road Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1LF

  21/00478/DOC/2 Submitted 8 Aug 2024 200 yards away

  Condition 3 - Boundary treatments - gates, fences, walls, railings or piers, Condition 5 - Charging infrastructure for an electric vehicle, Condition 6 - Vehicular access to the rear garden, Condition 7 - Off-street parking for two vehicles shall be provided on the site & Condition 8 - No obstruction above ground level within a 2.4m wide parallel band visibility splay

  Granted Conditions 5 docs

• Lavender Farm Main Road Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1LL

  24/01602/DOC/1 Submitted 29 Jun 2026 200 yards away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~24 Aug

  Condition 6 - BNG Plan Condition 7 - Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan (HMMP)

  Awaiting decision Conditions 5 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.

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• 26/05220/TPO Awaiting decision

  5 Purcell Cole Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3NB

  T1 Magnolia - Reduce the tree all over by 3m. Reason: Overwhelming the property and road.

  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;

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• 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.

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• 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.

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