Planning application
40 Wellesley Road, Colchester CO3 3HF
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 261544
Application record
- Reference
- 261544
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 24 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 24 Aug 2026
- Ward
- New Town & Christ Church
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO3 3HF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Colchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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252103 Awaiting decision
40 Wellesley Road, Colchester CO3 3HF
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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Aug 2026
Received by Colchester
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31 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 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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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.
Nearby applications
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26 Wellesley Road, Colchester CO3 3HF
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
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
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
86% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct
x 1 Olive (o1) to be felled.
Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs -
30 Wellesley Road, Colchester Essex CO3 3HF
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4 (211463)
Granted Conditions 3 docs -
14 Wellesley Road, Colchester CO3 3HF
86% historically approved · decision due ~9 Dec
T1 ¹ Horse chestnut ¹ 30% reduction to maintain canopy balance T2 ¹ Silver Birch ¹ prune overhanging branches to property
Awaiting decision Trees 1 doc
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