38 The Grove Bicknacre Chelmsford Essex CM3 4XB

1. 8 Oct 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

2. 16 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 3 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.

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.

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.

• 14 Alderbury Lea Bicknacre Chelmsford CM3 4XQ

  18/05121/TPO Submitted 2 Jul 2018 50 yards away

  G1 - Oak - Rear Garden - Crown reduce by up to 2.0 metres. Remove deadwood. All cuts to be made at a suitable growth point. Reason: To reduce size of tree and its overbearance on garden. To facilitate full use of garden.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 12 Alderbury Lea Bicknacre Chelmsford CM3 4XQ

  18/05122/TPO Submitted 2 Jul 2018 50 yards away

  G1 - Oak - Rear Garden - Remove lowest limb over garden of 14 Alderbury Lea, Bicknacre. Reason: To allow full and unhindered use of garden at 14 Alderbury Lea.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 6 Alderbury Lea Bicknacre Chelmsford CM3 4XQ

  20/05035/TPO Submitted 20 Feb 2020 50 yards away

  T1 - Oak - crown reduce by 1m - reason: blocking light from garden and grass is dying due to no light. Fencing has turned green due to lack of light.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 5 Deerhurst Chase Bicknacre Chelmsford Essex CM3 4XG

  18/05216/TPO Submitted 20 Nov 2018 50 yards away

  (T2) - Oak - Fell - Rear back garden - Reason: The tree was struck by lightning in 1987 and now has many rotten branches which make it a health and safety risk. In windy weather, pieces of the tree fall off.

  Withdrawn Trees 4 docs

• 1 Deerhurst Chase Bicknacre Chelmsford CM3 4XG

  20/05115/TPO Submitted 12 Jun 2020 50 yards away

  Silver birch (t1) - reduce height by 3metres and sides by 1metre where necessary to shape. Lightly thin remaining crown only where necessary for crossing and crowded branches - reason: tree is very close to the house, works are to prevent it from touching the property and to keep the tree at a suitable size.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 2 Hill View Bicknacre Chelmsford Essex CM3 4HU

  19/00834/FUL Submitted 10 May 2019 100 yards away

  First floor side extension over existing garage

  Granted Full applications Extension 7 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.

  Trees
• 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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