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Church Green, Church Road, Fingringhoe Essex CO5 7BN

Awaiting decision Colchester 251148 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 - Oak - remove major dead wood T2. - Sycamore- Remove lower laterallimb over road - T3 - Dead tree - Remove dead tree

As published by the council, reference 251148

Application record

Reference
251148
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Application Valid
Received
2 Jun 2025
Validated
2 Jun 2025
Ward
Mersea & Pyefleet
Parish
Fingringhoe
Postcode
CO5 7BN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Jun 2025

    Received by Colchester

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 28 July 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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