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120 Coast Road, West Mersea Essex CO5 8PA

Awaiting decision Colchester 242371 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

willow tree. Requires removal of old dead branches and pollarding

As published by the council, reference 242371

Application record

Reference
242371
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Application Valid
Received
20 Nov 2024
Validated
20 Nov 2024
Ward
Mersea & Pyefleet
Parish
West Mersea
Postcode
CO5 8PA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Nov 2024

    Received by Colchester

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 15 January 2025, 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

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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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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