Planning application
Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD
Works: Trees
Withdrawn before a decision, so it carries no planning weight. A revised scheme can be submitted at any time.
Proposal
W1 - remove live trees below 300mm dbh where these have or are at risk of collapsing across existing paths, remove trees and shrubs below 70mm dbh within 2m of the centreline of existing paths to remove or prevent obstructions and crown lift branches of live trees to 3m over existing footpaths. Reason - General husbandry and routine maintenance.
As published by the council, reference 26/05094/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/05094/TPO
- Type
- Trees
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Decision
- Withdrawn
- Received
- 26 May 2026
- Decided
- 3 Jul 2026
- Postcode
- CM2 8LD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register
This site has had 5 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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26/00859/FUL Decided
Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD
Single storey side/rear extension
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26/05072/TPO Granted
Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD
W1 - 1x Sweet Chestnut (labelled 1 on location plan) - Fell. Reason - Clear obstructions to footpath. 1x Sweet Chestnut (labelled 3 on location plan) - Fell. Reason - For safety of woodland users. Up to 20x Holly (labelled 4 on location plan) - Fell. Reason - to clear obstruction to an established footpath within the woodland and to create a small gap and increase structural diversity of the woodland. 1x Hornbeam (labelled 14 on location plan) - Fell. Reason - For safety of woodland users. 1x Sweet Chestnut (labelled 15 on location plan) - Remove collapsed pole. Reason - General husbandry. 1x Sweet Chestnut (labelled 16 on location plan) - Fell. Reason - For safety of woodland users. 1x Sweet Chestnut (labelled 17 on location plan) - Fell. Reason - For safety of woodland users.
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24/01613/AG Refused
Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD
Woodland management building
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22/05242/TPO Granted
Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD
W1 - Hornbeams - ( Along NW boundary) - Dig post holes to install perimeter fence adjacent trees -to facilitate installation of boundary fence. W1 trees - refer to accompanying site plan for location within proximity to fence installation - handing digging within root protection areas, method set out in accompanying arboricultural method statement to minimise impact to trees.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 May 2026
Received by Chelmsford
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3 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Withdrawn
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23 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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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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Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD
Woodland management building
Refused Other 9 docs -
Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD
85% historically approved · decision due ~21 Aug
Single storey side/rear extension
Decided Full applications ExtensionSmall domestic -
Poolman Ltd Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD
T2 (T1 on accompanying plan) - Oak - Crown thin by 30% - Reason: In order to reduce the strain upon the stem, whilst allowing mild crown shaping and balancing of any overextended limbs as well as a reduced wind sail and branch density.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
92 Temple Grove Park Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LH
G3 (3x Oaks) - 2.5 m - 3 m crown reduction to previous pruning points & 5 m crown lift - Reason: General, cyclical maintenance. T15 (Hornbeam) - 3.5 - 4 m crown reduction to suitable growing points & 5 m crown lift - Reason: General, cyclical maintenance.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Temple Grove Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford CM2 8LQ
Hornbeam (T5) - Crown lift to 4m. Remove epicormic growth from the main stem, remove deadwood present. Crown reduce by 1.5m; Silver Birch x2 (T16 and T17) - Crown reduce by up to 2m. Crown lift to provide clearance of 4m, remove deadwood - Reasons: To prevent interference between tree and pedestrians, vehicles and caravans. All cuts to be made at suitable growth points.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Temple Grove Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex
Ash (T10) Re-pollard to previous points, up to a maximum of 8 metres. Remove deadwood. For the ongoing maintenance of the health of the tree.
Granted Trees 4 docs
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