Hill House, 183 Lexden Road, Colchester Essex CO3 3TE

1. 31 Oct 2024

   Received by Colchester

2. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 26 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.

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.

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.

• Hill House, 183 Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3TE

  250470 Submitted 10 Mar 2025 50 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~7 May

  Application to discharge condition 12 (arboriculural method statement) and 27 (tree/shrub planting & implementation table) of planning permission 230870

  Awaiting decision Conditions Trees 11 docs

• 179 Lexden Road, Colchester Essex CO3 3TE

  260737 Submitted 22 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~15 Oct

  Creation of new garden access and installation of steps and gate.

  Awaiting decision Full applications

• 179 Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3TE

  260990 Submitted 3 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~29 May

  3 trees in our garden are large and need to be topped and reduced by 3meters each to allow for more light into the house. currently they arelarge enough to cut out too much natural light, and we wish to keep these trees in a good order at the same time as

  Awaiting decision Trees

• 187 Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3TE

  251909 Submitted 3 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~29 Oct

  1 - Silver Birch Tree - Roadside Boundary, reduce height by 3m. reducesides by 2m. Crown lift over pavement to 4m above ground level. Give good clearance to lamp post and house. Reduce to more suitable size for location. 2 - Silver Birch Tree - rear bound

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

• Hill House, 183 Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3TE

  261603 Submitted 3 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~29 Oct

  Application to discharge conditions 4 (Protection Measures), 5 (Internal Surface Materials), 6 (Internal Joinery) and 7 (Partition Wall Details) to application 230871.

  Awaiting decision Conditions

• Hill House, 183 Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3TE

  241310 Submitted 26 Jun 2024 50 yards away

  Application for approval of details reserved by condition 19,20 & 25. (230870)

  Granted Conditions 8 docs

• 261747 Awaiting decision

  48 Castle Road, Colchester CO1 1UN

  T1 - Plum - Formative prune.T2 - Apple - Formative prune

  Received 28 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Trees
• 261623 Awaiting decision

  102 Coast Road, West Mersea Colchester CO5 8NA

  1. Pear tree. Pruning by 25% as the branches are interfering with the telephone line 2. Prunus Carasifera. Cherry Plum to be reduced by 25%. Branches are overhanging the road and lorries break off the branches. 3. Apple tree. Reduce by 25%. The

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Trees
• 261616 Awaiting decision

  Bouchiers Hall, Kelvedon Road, Messing Colchester CO5 9TW

  T1 Ash - Repeat historic coppice and reduce to a height of 1m. T2 Horse Chestnut - Reduce by a third to reduce sail affect of the canopy and balance overall form of the tree. T3 Horse Chestnut - Reduce crown down to the main fork joint to balance t

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Trees
• 261619 Awaiting decision

  Oaklands Court, Cambridge Road, Colchester CO3 3PE

  Lime - outside Oaklands Court Works as per ECC Place Services specification Crown lift over footway & highway Reason: General tree maintenance

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Trees
• 261614 Awaiting decision

  8a The Avenue, Colchester CO3 3PA

  x 1 Himalayan Birch (H1) to have upper crown reduced by 1-1.5m and sides to be reduced by anywhere between 0.300-0.600m to ensure a balanced crown (leaving a flowing branch line where possible). Crown to also be lifted (removal of lower branches) by

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Trees