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61 Wickham Road, Colchester CO3 3EE

Awaiting decision Colchester 242383 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

T1. Reduce the sides of the walnut and selectively thin out the canopynot removing more than 20% and remove the arisings. T2. Reduce the birch by selectively removing the extended branches and reduce the sides no more that 30% T3. Dismantle the neighbouri

As published by the council, reference 242383

Application record

Reference
242383
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Application Valid
Received
21 Nov 2024
Validated
21 Nov 2024
Ward
New Town & Christ Church
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO3 3EE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Nov 2024

    Received by Colchester

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 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

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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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