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2 Queens Road, Colchester Essex CO3 3NP

Awaiting decision Colchester 231390 Works to Trees in Conservation Area

Works: Trees Small domestic

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Proposal

Portuguese laurel in rear garden. Bushy tree with need to reduce in mass by 50%. Damaging neighbours wall and our shed. Growing into adjacent conifer preventing natural growth and badly stunting growth of adjacent silver birch (1 of 5 planted by us 10

As published by the council, reference 231390

Application record

Reference
231390
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Application Valid
Received
8 Jun 2023
Validated
8 Jun 2023
Ward
New Town & Christ Church
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO3 3NP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Jun 2023

    Received by Colchester

  2. 28 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 August 2023, 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

4 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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