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Quaker Meeting House, 6 Church Street, Colchester Essex CO1 1NF

Awaiting decision Colchester 250774 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 - 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.

  • 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.

    Submitted 10 Dec 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Apr 2025

    Received by Colchester

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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

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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    242503 Submitted 10 Dec 2024 0.1 miles away

    85% historically approved · decision due ~4 Feb

    T1 - Holm Oak. Reduce crown back to boundary wall that overhangs Quaker Meeting House carpark.

    Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs
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In Colchester

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