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22 St Johns Green Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3DZ

Awaiting decision Chelmsford 26/05218/TPO Trees

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

T1 - Silver Birch - Reduce crown by upto 2m in height and upto 1.5m on the sides, back to suitable pruning points. Reason: To maintain size and shape, keeping tree clear of the property

As published by the council, reference 26/05218/TPO

Application record

Reference
26/05218/TPO
Category
Trees
Status
Pending Consideration
Validated
30 Sep 2026
Postcode
CM1 3DZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register

This site has had 8 applications since 2023: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/05699/CAT Awaiting decision

    22 St Johns Green Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3DZ

    T2 Maple - Crown reduction upto 2.5m. Reason: To maintain size and help prevent future failure at union of main trunk.

    Submitted 30 Sep 2026
  • 26/05661/CAT Awaiting decision

    22 St Johns Green Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3DZ

    Maple - Marked T2 - crown reduction up to 2.5m - Reason: to maintain size and to help prevent future failure at poor union of main trunk.

    Submitted 8 Jul 2026
  • 26/05147/TPO Decided

    22 St Johns Green Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3DZ

    T1 - Silver birch - Reduce crown by up to 2.5m - Reason: To maintain size and shape, keeping tree clear of the property

    Submitted 3 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 21/01211/DOC/2 Granted

    22 St Johns Green Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3DZ

    Condition 4 - arboricultural method statement

    Decided 1 Jul 2024 Conditions
  • 21/01212/DOC/3 Granted

    22 St Johns Green Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3DZ

    Condition 5 - Large scale drawing for Parapet and Coping;

    Decided 1 Jul 2024 Conditions
  • 21/01212/DOC/1 Granted

    22 St Johns Green Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3DZ

    Condition 3 Materials

    Decided 21 Mar 2023 Conditions
  • 21/01211/DOC/1 Granted

    22 St Johns Green Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3DZ

    Condition 3 - Materials,

    Decided 21 Mar 2023 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  2. 13 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 25 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.

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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