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Street Record Cavendish Gardens Chelmsford Essex

Awaiting decision Chelmsford 26/05224/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 Hawthorn -Fronting St margarets road - Fell. Reason: Tree is declining and unsafe ; T3 Oak- Deadwooded to prevent limbs falling onto members of the public; G1 includes: london planes, silver birches, limes, oaks all others are low level mixed species- Lift by 1.5-2m to the sanford road side to improve visibility and ensure pedestrians, cyclists and large vehicles can safely use the road; T5 Lime - Cut back and lift the lime tree thats low limbs are pertruding into the car park by 2.5m

As published by the council, reference 26/05224/TPO

Application record

Reference
26/05224/TPO
Category
Trees
Status
Pending Consideration
Validated
29 Oct 2026

Site history

Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024.

  • 24/05141/TPO Split decision

    Street Record Cavendish Gardens Chelmsford Essex

    T5 Lime- Crown reduction by 2-3m & Crown thinning by 30%. Reason: The branches are imposing on a neighbouring property and have been causing damage.

    Decided 19 Aug 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  2. 30 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 24 December 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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