Planning application
Quaker Meeting House, 6 Church Street, Colchester Essex CO1 1NF
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - Holm Oak. Crown lift by 3 metres.
As published by the council, reference 250774
Application record
- Reference
- 250774
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 8 Apr 2025
- Validated
- 8 Apr 2025
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO1 1NF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Colchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024.
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242503 Awaiting decision
Quaker Meeting House, 6 Church Street, Colchester Essex CO1 1NF
T1 - Holm Oak. Reduce crown back to boundary wall that overhangs Quaker Meeting House carpark.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Apr 2025
Received by Colchester
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 June 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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Open the documentsWhat 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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