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41 Lexden Road, Colchester Essex CO3 3PY

Awaiting decision Colchester 250804 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

1 Quercus Ilex - overgrown and blocking drive, arborist recommends raising crown height and pruning overhanging branches to provide clearance to garage 2 Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana - blocking light from lounge and bedroom, to be removed to provide light a

As published by the council, reference 250804

Application record

Reference
250804
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Application Valid
Received
14 Apr 2025
Validated
14 Apr 2025
Ward
Castle
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO3 3PY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Apr 2025

    Received by Colchester

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 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

11 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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