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Beverley Cottage, 13 Beverley Road, Colchester CO3 3NG

Awaiting decision Colchester 212028 Works to Trees in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T1 + T2 silver birch trees- Reduce height by 30% to reduce risk to neighbouring school play ground. T3 Canadian Maple tree- reduce by 30%back to previous reduction to reduce shading

As published by the council, reference 212028

Application record

Reference
212028
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Application Valid
Received
20 Jul 2021
Validated
26 Jul 2021
Ward
New Town & Christ Church
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO3 3NG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Jul 2021

    Received by Colchester

  2. 26 Jul 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 20 September 2021, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Colchester took a median of 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Colchester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Colchester's median decision took 63 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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