Planning application
34 High Street, Rowhedge Colchester CO5 7ET
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.
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jan 2026
Received by Colchester
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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
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 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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