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17 West Lodge Road, Colchester Essex CO3 3NL

Awaiting decision Colchester 250060 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

Pollarding of 7 Lime Trees (Tilia Cordata) at the front (West Lodge Road) of the property. Last time they were pollarded was around 2016 (prior to my owning the property) and are badly in need of work given they are overhanging the public pathway. Previo

As published by the council, reference 250060

Application record

Reference
250060
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Application Valid
Received
13 Jan 2025
Validated
13 Jan 2025
Ward
New Town & Christ Church
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO3 3NL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Colchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 230796 Granted

    17 West Lodge Road, Colchester Essex CO3 3NL

    Conversion of existing outbuilding from storage to an annexe to be used in conjunction with the main dwelling.

    Decided 24 May 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Jan 2025

    Received by Colchester

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 March 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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  • 21 West Lodge Road, Colchester Essex CO3 3NL

    250241 Submitted 8 Feb 2025 50 yards away

    86% historically approved · decision due ~8 Apr

    Trees T003 and T012 on the attached plan request to reduce in overall height 30% and manage lower limbs to allow access for construction perplanning approval and mitigate damage to these trees. The work to be carried out in conjunction with removal of tho

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  • 17 West Lodge Road, Colchester Essex CO3 3NL

    230796 Submitted 31 Mar 2023 50 yards away

    Conversion of existing outbuilding from storage to an annexe to be used in conjunction with the main dwelling.

    Granted Full applications 9 docs
    Small domestic
  • 21 West Lodge Road, Colchester CO3 3NL

    251526 Submitted 16 Jul 2025 50 yards away

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    Application to discharge condition 4 (brick panel), 5 (expansion joints) and 6 (arrowhead details) of planning permission 221506

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  • Flat 2, 18 Eastwell House, West Lodge Road, Colchester Essex CO3 3NL

    222695 Submitted 26 Oct 2022 50 yards away

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  • 1 Queens Road, Colchester Essex CO3 3NZ

    250497 Submitted 12 Mar 2025 100 yards away

    86% historically approved · decision due ~7 May

    T1 - Lime Tree - Front Garden - Reduce to previous cutting points, approx. 2m off. Regular maintenance work to control size of Tree for location.

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    250238 Submitted 7 Feb 2025 100 yards away

    86% historically approved · decision due ~8 Apr

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    Awaiting decision Trees 6 docs

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  • 261616 Awaiting decision

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  • 261619 Awaiting decision

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    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

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