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2 High Street Great Baddow Chelmsford CM2 7HQ

Awaiting decision Chelmsford 26/05686/CAT

Works: Trees Small domestic

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Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

T1 - Large Laurel - Remove 2 limbs in close proximity to the building and reduce remaining limb in height by 8m. G1- Large Wisteria - Reduce in height by 8m inline with T1 and thin out crown by 10% maintaining shape. T2 - Large Cypress - Fell to ground level and flush cut. Reason: Causing significant damage to boundary wall. T3 - Small Cypress - Fell to ground level and flush cut. T4 - Small Cherry - Fell to ground level and flush cut. Reason: Causing damage and to reduce further damage to boundary wall.

As published by the council, reference 26/05686/CAT

Application record

Reference
26/05686/CAT
Status
Pending Consideration
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Postcode
CM2 7HQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 22/05186/TPO Granted

    2 High Street Great Baddow Chelmsford CM2 7HQ

    T1-Yew - remove the eastern stem (roadside) to 30cm above the main union, leaving the western stem remaining. Reason: The stem has a large split and is in serious decline, it is leaning towards the High Street and failure will endanger pedestrians, traffic and also damage British Telecom lines.

    Decided 21 Nov 2022 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  2. 2 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 26 November 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

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Chelmsford's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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