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Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD

Withdrawn Chelmsford 26/05094/TPO Trees

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Withdrawn before a decision, so it carries no planning weight.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Withdrawn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Withdrawn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.

  • 26/00859/FUL Decided

    Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD

    Single storey side/rear extension

    Submitted 26 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • 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.

    Decided 22 Jun 2026 Trees
  • 24/01613/AG Refused

    Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD

    Woodland management building

    Decided 17 Dec 2024 Other
  • 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.

    Decided 26 Jan 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 May 2026

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 3 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Withdrawn

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What withdrawal means

The applicant withdrew this application before Chelmsford decided it, and is free to submit a revised scheme at any time. 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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