Colchester High School, 11-17 Wellesley Road, Colchester CO3 3HD

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

• 260075 Awaiting decision

  Colchester High School, 11-17 Wellesley Road, Colchester CO3 3HD

  T1 LIME - Repollard to previous points General tree maintenance

  Submitted 16 Jan 2026 Trees

1. 16 Jan 2026

   Received by Colchester

2. 23 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 13 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.

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.

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• Colchester High School, 11-17 Wellesley Road, Colchester CO3 3HD

  260075 Submitted 16 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~13 Mar

  T1 LIME - Repollard to previous points General tree maintenance

  Awaiting decision Trees

• 26 Wellesley Road, Colchester CO3 3HF

  252391 Submitted 5 Nov 2025 100 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~2 Jan

  Tree T3. Lime tree. Reduce crown by approximately 30% back to existing/natural pruning points.

  Awaiting decision Trees

• 40 Wellesley Road, Colchester CO3 3HF

  252103 Submitted 30 Sep 2025 100 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~25 Nov

  T 1-2, Lime Trees rear boundary re-pollard to previous cutting point approx. 4-5m off. Regular maintenance work carried out every few years, garden and neighbouring gardens are small and the Trees cause shading issues as they get too big for their locati

  Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs

• 26 Wellesley Road, Colchester Essex CO3 3HF

  242281 Submitted 8 Nov 2024 100 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~8 Jan

  Tree numbered T4 on the attached plan. Tree species: chestnut. Reduce tree to the previous pruning points. The reduction proposed t the previous pruning points amounts to a reduction of approximately 30%.

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

• 46 Wellesley Road, Colchester CO3 3HF

  251745 Submitted 18 Aug 2025 100 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct

  x 1 Olive (o1) to be felled.

  Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs

• 40 Wellesley Road, Colchester CO3 3HF

  261544 Submitted 24 Aug 2026 100 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~19 Oct

  Magnolia Tree - Neighbours Tree on left hand boundary rear garden, hangs over the applicants garden, reduce branches by up to 2m back to the boundary line, as gardens and long and narrow to give better lightinto the garden and make garden feel larger.

  Awaiting decision Trees

• 261747 Awaiting decision

  48 Castle Road, Colchester CO1 1UN

  T1 - Plum - Formative prune.T2 - Apple - Formative prune

  Received 28 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Trees
• 261623 Awaiting decision

  102 Coast Road, West Mersea Colchester CO5 8NA

  1. Pear tree. Pruning by 25% as the branches are interfering with the telephone line 2. Prunus Carasifera. Cherry Plum to be reduced by 25%. Branches are overhanging the road and lorries break off the branches. 3. Apple tree. Reduce by 25%. The

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Trees
• 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

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 13 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

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 13 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

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Trees