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3 Parsonage Cottages, Parsonage Hill, Boxted Colchester CO4 5ST

Awaiting decision Colchester 242087 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

x 1 Large Rose (R1) over archway to be trimmed back hard whilst maintaining dome shape. Remaining Portuguese Laurel (PL1) to be trimmed by up to 0.300m. x 1 Viburnum (V1) to have crown lifted (removal of lowest branches) and remaining crown to be redu

As published by the council, reference 242087

Application record

Reference
242087
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Application Valid
Received
14 Oct 2024
Validated
14 Oct 2024
Ward
Rural North
Parish
Boxted
Postcode
CO4 5ST

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Oct 2024

    Received by Colchester

  2. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 December 2024, 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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