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Tudor House Penny Royal Road Danbury Chelmsford Essex CM3 4ED

Awaiting decision Chelmsford 26/05193/TPO Trees

Works: Trees

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Proposal

T1 - Willow (In rear garden, overhanging a public footpath) - Pollard to 4.5-5m high, 1m above main union - Reason: Previously lost a large bough which has left a large tear in the trunk which will decay and present a future structural issue. It also has hollow cavities in the upper crown; T1 - Oak (rear garden, overhanging a public footpath) - Crown reduction of 6m from upper crown - Reason: The tree is dangerous in our opinion, with cavities and rot.

As published by the council, reference 26/05193/TPO

Application record

Reference
26/05193/TPO
Type
Trees
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
7 Sep 2026
Validated
7 Sep 2026
Postcode
CM3 4ED

Site history

Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register

This site has had 5 applications since 2019: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 22/05100/TPO Granted

    Tudor House Penny Royal Road Danbury Chelmsford Essex CM3 4ED

    T1 - Willow (TPO/2005/013) (marked T2 on map , rear garden) - Reduce lateral spread by 3m to previous pruning points; T1 - Oak (TPO/2004/027) (front garden) - Reduce lateral spread by 3m, cutting to suitable growing points, sever ivy - Reason for both: Maintenance of the trees, to promote good arboricultural practice and thereby safeguard the trees.

    Decided 3 Nov 2022 Trees
  • 19/01693/DOC/1 Granted

    Tudor House Penny Royal Road Danbury Chelmsford Essex CM3 4ED

    Condition 3 - Arboricultural Method Statement.

    Decided 24 Apr 2020 Conditions
  • 19/01693/FUL Granted

    Tudor House Penny Royal Road Danbury Chelmsford Essex CM3 4ED

    Demolition of existing and damaged garage, erection of replacement garage with annexe accommodation above

    Decided 6 Dec 2019 Full applications
  • 19/05050/TPO Granted

    Tudor House Penny Royal Road Danbury Chelmsford Essex CM3 4ED

    T1 - Oak- front garden- reduce lateral spread by 2m cutting to suitable growing points- sever ivy; T1 - Willow- rear garden- reduce to previous pruning points (repollard) - Reason: Tree maintenance.

    Decided 1 May 2019 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Sep 2026

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 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.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

2 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

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.

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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