Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

Ivy House, High Street, Dedham Essex CO7 6DE

Awaiting decision Colchester 251273 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 to crown lift by 1m and reduce and shape by up to 2m G2 - Row of hornbeams crown lift appropriately so all match and trimming width on front and back by up to 1m and reducing height by up to 1m

As published by the council, reference 251273

Application record

Reference
251273
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Application Valid
Received
16 Jun 2025
Validated
16 Jun 2025
Ward
Rural North
Parish
Dedham
Postcode
CO7 6DE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Colchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024.

  • 241985 Awaiting decision

    Ivy House, High Street, Dedham Essex CO7 6DE

    T1 - Pseudo accacia to reduce by up to 3m. T2 - Laurel to be reduced by up to 2.5m. T3 - Birch up to 2.5m reduction on sides. T4 & T5 - 2 holm oak to remove T6 - Japanese cherry to remove. T7 - Mulberry crownlift up to 1m and sides reduced up to 1m

    Submitted 30 Sep 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Jun 2025

    Received by Colchester

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 11 August 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.

Trade members open them from here.

Open the documents

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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Shermans House, High Street, Dedham Colchester CO7 6DE

    251897 Submitted 3 Sep 2025 0m away

    85% historically approved · decision due ~29 Oct

    T1 - Fig - reduce back to previous growth points - up 2.5m reduction T2 - Magnolia - Reduce by up to 2.5m

    Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

  • Shermans House, High Street, Dedham Colchester CO7 6DE

    241718 Submitted 19 Aug 2024 0m away

    Internal alterations

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 14 docs

  • Ivy House, High Street, Dedham Essex CO7 6DE

    241985 Submitted 30 Sep 2024 0m away

    85% historically approved · decision due ~25 Nov

    T1 - Pseudo accacia to reduce by up to 3m. T2 - Laurel to be reduced by up to 2.5m. T3 - Birch up to 2.5m reduction on sides. T4 & T5 - 2 holm oak to remove T6 - Japanese cherry to remove. T7 - Mulberry crownlift up to 1m and sides reduced up to 1m

    Awaiting decision Trees 10 docs

  • Ivy House, High Street, Dedham Colchester CO7 6DE

    260328 Submitted 27 Feb 2026 0m away

    85% historically approved · decision due ~24 Apr

    T1 - Robinia - reduction 1m further than previous reduction points T2 - Himalayan Birch - reduction of leaning limb (up to 3m reduction) T3 - Mulberry - re-reduce G4 - Mixed group - felling of any small deadtrees, small Holm Oak to prune, Small Whitebeam

    Awaiting decision Trees

  • Shakespeare House, High Street, Dedham Colchester CO7 6DE

    260249 Submitted 13 Feb 2026 0m away

    85% historically approved · decision due ~10 Apr

    T1 Holly Large tree growing very close to wall causing wall to crack and become unstable. Fell and grind stump to allow wall to be repaired/rebuilt

    Awaiting decision Trees

  • The Vicarage, High Street, Dedham Colchester CO7 6DE

    211903 Submitted 6 Jul 2021 0m away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~6 Oct

    Application to discharge conditions 4, 5, and 7 of planning permission202177

    Awaiting decision Conditions 4 docs

In Colchester

  • 261616 Awaiting decision

    Bouchiers Hall, Kelvedon Road, Messing Colchester CO5 9TW

    T1 Ash - Repeat historic coppice and reduce to a height of 1m. T2 Horse Chestnut - Reduce by a third to reduce sail affect of the canopy and balance overall form of the tree. T3 Horse Chestnut - Reduce crown down to the main fork joint to balance t

    7 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 261619 Awaiting decision

    Oaklands Court, Cambridge Road, Colchester CO3 3PE

    Lime - outside Oaklands Court Works as per ECC Place Services specification Crown lift over footway & highway Reason: General tree maintenance

    7 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 261614 Awaiting decision

    8a The Avenue, Colchester CO3 3PA

    x 1 Himalayan Birch (H1) to have upper crown reduced by 1-1.5m and sides to be reduced by anywhere between 0.300-0.600m to ensure a balanced crown (leaving a flowing branch line where possible). Crown to also be lifted (removal of lower branches) by

    4 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 261596 Awaiting decision

    Handford Place, Queens Road, Colchester CO3 3NY

    T5 - Lime - Reduce by 50% - As per recommendation in tree condition survey. T9 - Lime - Reduce the crown by 50% - as per recommendation in tree condition survey.

    1 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 261593 Awaiting decision

    1, Cambridge House, Cambridge Road, Colchester CO3 3NS

    an old pear tree likely 60 years of age cut it down

    1 Sep 2026 Trees