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34 High Street, Rowhedge Colchester CO5 7ET

Awaiting decision Colchester 260010 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-Reduce by up to 3m to to maintain size, balance and shape.

As published by the council, reference 260010

Application record

Reference
260010
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Application Valid
Received
7 Jan 2026
Validated
7 Jan 2026
Ward
Old Heath & The Hythe
Parish
East Donyland
Postcode
CO5 7ET

Site history

Applications at this address on the Colchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 260667 Awaiting decision

    34 High Street, Rowhedge Colchester CO5 7ET

    T2 Silver Birch Reduce heigh by 2.5m balance and shape. Remove lowest cut branch over neighbours garden back to main stem. Reduce pruned branch over neighbours garden back to main stem

    Submitted 17 Apr 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Jan 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 4 March 2026, 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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