15A The Green Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3DT

1. 14 Apr 2026

   Received by Chelmsford

2. 12 May 2026

   Decision issued: No Objection

3. 17 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Chelmsford granted permission on 12 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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.

• All Saints Church Church Lane Writtle Chelmsford CM1 3EN

  19/05533/CAT Submitted 26 Mar 2019 50 yards away

  H1 - Hedging along boundary - Cut back to clear a 0.3-0.5m clearance to the existing fence of No. 31 Maltings Court - Reduce height by approximately half back to previous points - Reason: For the installation of a new fence.

  Granted Trees 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 1 Comyns Place Writtle Chelmsford CM1 3ES

  18/05550/CAT Submitted 18 May 2018 50 yards away

  Yew - Rear Garden - Crown reduction by 1.5-2m - Reason: To provide roof clearance and stop over hang over neighbours. Conifer - Rear garden - Prune all round by 1-2m - Reason: Maintain shape.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Yew Lodge 1 Comyns Place Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3ES

  18/01689/FUL Submitted 1 Oct 2018 50 yards away

  Single storey rear extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 13 The Green Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3DT

  20/05156/TPO Submitted 17 Jul 2020 50 yards away

  T2 - Walnut - Rear Garden - Reduce crown by 3m. Reason: size cumbersome to nearby building and is dangerous

  Refused Trees 5 docs

• 1 Comyns Place Writtle Chelmsford CM1 3ES

  20/05622/CAT Submitted 4 Oct 2020 50 yards away

  Laburnham - Fell - Reason: Following the construction of extension, tree surgeon has advised there is a real risk of damage to the house due to the weight of the tree should it fall. The tree was also already in poor health and which has a severe lean towards the house and is close to the extension.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• All Saints Church Church Lane Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3EN

  24/05698/CAT Submitted 27 Sep 2024 100 yards away

  Common Yews T333-335- Prune branches by 3.5m, overhanging adjacent property back to the boundary of the church ensuring that trees are pruned to a growing point to prevent dying branches. Common Yew T350- Crown lift to a height of 2.1m of the secondary branches next to the Garden of Rest to allow easier access and visibility.

  Granted Trees 5 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.

  Trees
• 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;

  Trees
• 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.

  Trees
• 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.

  Trees