Planning application
4 Rectory Close Stock Ingatestone Essex CM4 9BP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Willow - Section fell to ground level. Reason: The tree has leafed out and there is a significant amount of deadwood throughout the crown.
As published by the council, reference 26/05638/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/05638/CAT
- Type
- Trees
- Status
- No Objection
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 19 May 2026
- Decided
- 25 Jun 2026
- Postcode
- CM4 9BP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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24/05715/CAT Granted
4 Rectory Close Stock Ingatestone Essex CM4 9BP
T1 Ash- Remove major deadwood throughout whole crown area (Deadwood > 25mm in diameter) T2 Hawthorn- Section fell to as close to ground level as possible. T3 Oak- Crown lift lowest branches to approx 3m, and crown reduces low long branches over pool area by 1.5m T4 Cherry- Located in no.5- Cut back just past the boundary to make sure the tree is no longer resting on the fence or hedge, reducing the breach by 3m T5 Lime - Remove low damaged branch back to main trunk. T6 Hawthorn- Cut up fallen tree to just past boundary line. T7 & T8 Willow- Re-Pollard back to previous pollard points and an estimated reduction of 3m Reason for all: To maintain trees around the garden to reduce the impact of the trees on the living areas of the garden
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 May 2026
Received by Chelmsford
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25 Jun 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Chelmsford granted permission on 25 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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