St Martins Church Wheelers Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3LJ

This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• 26/05678/CAT Awaiting decision

  St Martins Church Wheelers Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3LJ

  G1-Mixed Broadleaf/Coniferous Species x9 - Coppice stems to 0.50m - Reason: defective stems within falling distance of the road Mixed Broadleaf Species (Marked 3) x3 - Coppice stems to 0.50m; Oak (Marked 4) - Sever ivy and remove deadwood; Sycamore (Marked 5)- Sever ivy; G2-Mixed Broadleaf/Coniferous Species x9 - Raise low branches to 5m, remove major deadwood, sever ivy. Coppice diseased and marked stems to 0.50m. - Reason: To preserve tree health; G4-Mixed Broadleaf/Coniferous Species x9 - Raise low branches to 4m over the access, remove deadwood and sever ivy. Pine (marked 1)- remove deadwood

  Submitted 9 Oct 2026
• 22/05613/CAT Granted

  St Martins Church Wheelers Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3LJ

  Cypress (Marked T1)- Fell to the ground - Reason: Poor condition, prone to wind damage, blocking light from Oak and Lime (marked T2 and T3)

  Decided 5 Jan 2023 Trees

1. 3 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

2. 1 Oct 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 26 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Chelmsford took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Chelmsford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Chelmsford decided tree works applications in a median of 39 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• St Martins Church Wheelers Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3LJ

  26/05678/CAT Submitted 9 Oct 2026 50 yards away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~4 Dec

  G1-Mixed Broadleaf/Coniferous Species x9 - Coppice stems to 0.50m - Reason: defective stems within falling distance of the road Mixed Broadleaf Species (Marked 3) x3 - Coppice stems to 0.50m; Oak (Marked 4) - Sever ivy and remove deadwood; Sycamore (Marked 5)- Sever ivy; G2-Mixed Broadleaf/Coniferous Species x9 - Raise low branches to 5m, remove major deadwood, sever ivy. Coppice diseased and marked stems to 0.50m. - Reason: To preserve tree health; G4-Mixed Broadleaf/Coniferous Species x9 - Raise low branches to 4m over the access, remove deadwood and sever ivy. Pine (marked 1)- remove deadwood

  Awaiting decision Trees

• The Old Rectory Brook Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3LJ

  22/05615/CAT Submitted 8 Dec 2022 100 yards away

  Beech -( Rear of property) - Reduction of up to 2m, to good growth points - Reason: Overgrown, leaves block the gutters, causing excessive shading.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• St Martins Church Wheelers Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3LJ

  22/05613/CAT Submitted 23 Nov 2022 100 yards away

  Cypress (Marked T1)- Fell to the ground - Reason: Poor condition, prone to wind damage, blocking light from Oak and Lime (marked T2 and T3)

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Hallfield House Back Lane Little Waltham Chelmsford CM3 3LX

  18/02000/FUL Submitted 7 Dec 2018 100 yards away

  Part retrospective application for the construction of external entrance wall, gates and access.

  Granted Full applications 6 docs

• St Martins Church Wheelers Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford CM3 3LJ

  19/05575/CAT Submitted 4 Sep 2019 100 yards away

  Lime x4 - located beside the church wall adjacent to brook hill - pollard 3m back to previous points - reason: tree maintenance;

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• The Old Rectory Brook Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford CM3 3LJ

  22/05596/CAT Submitted 18 Oct 2022 150 yards away

  Eucalyptus - Cut back two large limbs overhanging swimming pool by 5m; Pine tree- Fell- to allow light into the swimming pool area; Beech tree - remove deadwood.

  Granted Trees 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.

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• 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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