Planning application
47 Pickwick Avenue Chelmsford Essex CM1 4UR
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T5 - Oak - Reduce tree by 2m to previously approved pruning points. To maintain overall size and shape in keeping with the rest of the garden.
As published by the council, reference 26/05221/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/05221/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Validated
- 5 Oct 2026
- Postcode
- CM1 4UR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2018: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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18/01654/FUL Granted
47 Pickwick Avenue Chelmsford Essex CM1 4UR
Two storey side extension and conversion of garage.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 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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Other tree works applications
In Chelmsford
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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.