St Cedds School 178A New London Road Chelmsford CM2 0AR

This site has had 6 applications since 2020: 5 approved, 0 refused.

• 24/05711/CAT Granted

  St Cedds School 178A New London Road Chelmsford CM2 0AR

  Norway Maple Tree - Re pollard tree and crown lift to 2m. Reason: For clearance of the footpath.

  Decided 15 Nov 2024 Trees
• 24/05647/CAT Granted

  St Cedds School 178A New London Road Chelmsford CM2 0AR

  Norway Maple x2- Fell and plant 2 new trees that are smaller and more suited to the area or find a new location.

  Decided 16 Jul 2024 Trees
• 22/01702/FUL Granted

  St Cedds School 178A New London Road Chelmsford CM2 0AR

  Retention of two temporary demountable buildings.

  Decided 15 Nov 2022 Full applications
• 20/05523/CAT Granted

  St Cedds School 178A New London Road Chelmsford CM2 0AR

  Sycamore (T4) - Fell because of excess shading of adjoining building and is of low amenity value

  Decided 2 Apr 2020 Trees
• 20/05507/CAT Granted

  St Cedds School 178A New London Road Chelmsford CM2 0AR

  Holly (T1) Low amenity value. Replant with one flowering cherry in same position. Sycamore (T2) - Pollard. Variegated Holly and Portuguese Laurel (T3) - Fell to prevent pinch point by site exit/entrance gate and provide more space for people traffic. Holly (T5) - Fell as blocking out light to classrooms and of low amenity value. Lime (T6), Lime (T7) and Sycamore (T8) - Fell as low amenity value.

  Decided 13 Feb 2020 Trees

1. 18 May 2026

   Received by Chelmsford

2. 17 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 13 July 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.

• St Cedds School 178A New London Road Chelmsford CM2 0AR

  20/05523/CAT Submitted 18 Feb 2020 50 yards away

  Sycamore (T4) - Fell because of excess shading of adjoining building and is of low amenity value

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• St Cedds School 178A New London Road Chelmsford CM2 0AR

  24/05647/CAT Submitted 19 Jun 2024 50 yards away

  Norway Maple x2- Fell and plant 2 new trees that are smaller and more suited to the area or find a new location.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• St Cedds School 178A New London Road Chelmsford CM2 0AR

  20/05507/CAT Submitted 16 Jan 2020 50 yards away

  Holly (T1) Low amenity value. Replant with one flowering cherry in same position. Sycamore (T2) - Pollard. Variegated Holly and Portuguese Laurel (T3) - Fell to prevent pinch point by site exit/entrance gate and provide more space for people traffic. Holly (T5) - Fell as blocking out light to classrooms and of low amenity value. Lime (T6), Lime (T7) and Sycamore (T8) - Fell as low amenity value.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 180 New London Road Chelmsford CM2 0AR

  20/05509/CAT Submitted 22 Jan 2020 50 yards away

  Leylandii (T1) - reduce branches back by 3m; Beech (T2) - reduce branches back by 2m; Holly (T3) - reduce branches back by 1m; Leylandii (T4) - reduce branches back by 1m - reason: trees are overhanging the boundary of 180 and causing issues with light and access.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• St Philips Priory 178 New London Road Chelmsford CM2 0AR

  25/00429/CLEUD Submitted 19 Mar 2025 50 yards away

  Certificate of lawfulness to regularise St Philip's has general class F1 use including schools, places of worship, church hall, non-residential education and training centres. It was an integral part of St Philip's School, which is now St Cedd's.

  Granted Amendments 4 docs

• St Cedds School 178A New London Road Chelmsford CM2 0AR

  24/05711/CAT Submitted 24 Oct 2024 50 yards away

  Norway Maple Tree - Re pollard tree and crown lift to 2m. Reason: For clearance of the footpath.

  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