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St Martins Church Wheelers Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3LJ

Awaiting decision Chelmsford 26/05678/CAT

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.

  • 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

    Submitted 1 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 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)

    Decided 5 Jan 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  2. 9 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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.

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