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Lindsay House, Brook Street, Dedham Colchester CO7 6AD

Awaiting decision Colchester 261493 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

T4 - Common Ash - Crown lift to 3m over footpath , 6m over highway

As published by the council, reference 261493

Application record

Reference
261493
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Application Valid
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Aug 2026
Ward
Rural North
Parish
Dedham
Postcode
CO7 6AD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Colchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 260996 Awaiting decision

    Lindsay House, Brook Street, Dedham Colchester CO7 6AD

    G1 - Taxus baccata -Prune back over-hanging vegetation by up to 0.50 meters/as close to the boundary line as possible. Prune back lateral branches overhanging the vegetable patch below, by approximately 1.5/2.0 meters, back to suitable growth points.

    Submitted 2 Jun 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Aug 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 13 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 October 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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