Planning application
67 Wickham Road, Colchester CO3 3EE
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The property has been rented for the last 9 years and as such the garden and the trees within it have been left to grow unchecked. The house and garden are quite narrow at 4.20 metres wide. As a result allbig trees in the garden and in the vicinity block
As published by the council, reference 251907
Application record
- Reference
- 251907
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 3 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 3 Sep 2025
- Ward
- New Town & Christ Church
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO3 3EE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Colchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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251980 Awaiting decision
67 Wickham Road, Colchester CO3 3EE
2. Mountain ash - Rowan. This tree is situated down the left hand sideof the shed located at the bottom of the garden. Request is to completely fell the tree and remove the trunk and branches. 3. Laburnum. This tree is situated down the right hand sid
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Sep 2025
Received by Colchester
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 October 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
2 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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