Planning application
St Martins Church Wheelers Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3LJ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
G1-Mixed Broadleaf/Coniferous Species x9 - Coppice stems to 0.50m - Reason: defective stems within falling distance of the road Mixed Broadleaf Species (Marked 3) x3 - Coppice stems to 0.50m; Oak (Marked 4) - Sever ivy and remove deadwood; Sycamore (Marked 5)- Sever ivy; G2-Mixed Broadleaf/Coniferous Species x9 - Raise low branches to 5m, remove major deadwood, sever ivy. Coppice diseased and marked stems to 0.50m. - Reason: To preserve tree health; G4-Mixed Broadleaf/Coniferous Species x9 - Raise low branches to 4m over the access, remove deadwood and sever ivy. Pine (marked 1)- remove deadwood
As published by the council, reference 26/05678/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/05678/CAT
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Validated
- 9 Oct 2026
- Postcode
- CM3 3LJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/05177/TPO Awaiting decision
St Martins Church Wheelers Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3LJ
T1 - Oak (Marked 2) Sever ivy and remove deadwood. A1 - English Elm (Marked 6) - Coppice to 0.50m Reason for all: Proactive tree mainenance to manage identified risks and prevent potential injury, property damage, obstruction or inconvenience, including conflicts with buildings, telephone lines, roads, footpaths and car parking areas
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22/05613/CAT Granted
St Martins Church Wheelers Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3LJ
Cypress (Marked T1)- Fell to the ground - Reason: Poor condition, prone to wind damage, blocking light from Oak and Lime (marked T2 and T3)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 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.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Chelmsford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Chelmsford's median decision took 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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St Martins Church Wheelers Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3LJ
94% historically approved · decision due ~26 Nov
T1 - Oak (Marked 2) Sever ivy and remove deadwood. A1 - English Elm (Marked 6) - Coppice to 0.50m Reason for all: Proactive tree mainenance to manage identified risks and prevent potential injury, property damage, obstruction or inconvenience, including conflicts with buildings, telephone lines, roads, footpaths and car parking areas
Awaiting decision Trees -
The Old Rectory Brook Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3LJ
Beech -( Rear of property) - Reduction of up to 2m, to good growth points - Reason: Overgrown, leaves block the gutters, causing excessive shading.
Granted Trees 6 docs -
St Martins Church Wheelers Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3LJ
Cypress (Marked T1)- Fell to the ground - Reason: Poor condition, prone to wind damage, blocking light from Oak and Lime (marked T2 and T3)
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Hallfield House Back Lane Little Waltham Chelmsford CM3 3LX
Part retrospective application for the construction of external entrance wall, gates and access.
Granted Full applications 6 docs -
St Martins Church Wheelers Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford CM3 3LJ
Lime x4 - located beside the church wall adjacent to brook hill - pollard 3m back to previous points - reason: tree maintenance;
Granted Trees 4 docs -
The Old Rectory Brook Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford CM3 3LJ
Eucalyptus - Cut back two large limbs overhanging swimming pool by 5m; Pine tree- Fell- to allow light into the swimming pool area; Beech tree - remove deadwood.
Granted Trees 5 docs