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26 Morten Road, Colchester Essex CO1 1SF

Granted Colchester 213524 Works to Trees in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Tree 1 - Conifer front of property. Complete removal Tree 2 ¹ Unknown species rear of property. Complete removal

As published by the council, reference 213524

Application record

Reference
213524
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Application Valid
Decision
Granted As published: Approve Conditional
Received
27 Jun 2023
Validated
27 Jun 2023
Decided
24 Feb 2023
Ward
Castle
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO1 1SF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Approve Conditional

  2. 27 Jun 2023

    Received by Colchester

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

86 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Colchester granted permission on 24 February 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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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