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71 Castle Road, Colchester CO1 1UN

Awaiting decision Colchester 252217 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

Two Lime trees (T3 within pavement outside number 71 and T13 within pavement outside number 25 on plans) are to be removed in their entirety to facilitate footpath repair works. Engineering solutions have already been attempted around both trees on mul

As published by the council, reference 252217

Application record

Reference
252217
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Application Valid
Received
14 Oct 2025
Validated
17 Oct 2025
Ward
Castle
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO1 1UN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Oct 2025

    Received by Colchester

  2. 17 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 December 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

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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