Planning application
41 Main Road Danbury Chelmsford CM3 4NG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Silver Birch - Fell to ground level. Reason - Safety concerns for users of the public footpath and highway.
As published by the council, reference 26/05636/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/05636/CAT
- Type
- Trees
- Status
- No Objection
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Decided
- 15 Jun 2026
- Postcode
- CM3 4NG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register
This site has had 5 applications since 2020: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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24/00938/FUL Granted
41 Main Road Danbury Chelmsford CM3 4NG
Demolition of existing outbuildings. Repairs and altertaions to existing cartlodge with outbuilding extensions to provide an Annex and Sheepbarn.
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24/00939/LBC Granted
41 Main Road Danbury Chelmsford CM3 4NG
Demolition of existing outbuildings. Repairs and altertaions to existing cartlodge with outbuilding extensions to provide an Annex and Sheepbarn.
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23/05515/CAT Granted
41 Main Road Danbury Chelmsford CM3 4NG
GRP7 Beech- Fell dead stem; GPR17 A Group of Holly- Crown lift to 2.5m over footpath. Fell dead stems and remove deadwood; T86, T118, T119, T121, T122 & T149 - Fell to ground level; GRP13 Oak- Crown lift to 3m; GRP20 Group (Sycamore,Cherry &Thorn)- Fell and grind stumps; GRP16 Holly & GRP21 Leyland Cypress- Fell and grind; GRP19 Group (Hawthorn), T46 & T90 Hawthorn, T47 , T51, T52, T53, T58, T71, T76 Yews, T54 Bay, T66 Willow, T75 & T77 Plum, T78 Poplar, T79 Incense Cedar- Fell to ground level. Reason for all: Required for risk management, In line of good arboricultural management and for site management and garden restoration.
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20/05646/CAT Granted
41 Main Road Danbury Chelmsford CM3 4NG
Magnolia (T1) - fell and grind resultant stump - tree is too close to the listed property and outgrown location causing structural damage to paved area and adjacent wall.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 May 2026
Received by Chelmsford
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15 Jun 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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17 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Chelmsford granted permission on 15 June 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.
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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