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Gunpowder Mills Powdermill Lane Waltham Abbey Essex

Granted Epping Forest EPF/0328/20 Notification of works to a tree in a conservation area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Royal Gunpowder Factory Conservation Area 1 x Ash, 1 x Alder - Fell.

As published by the council, reference EPF/0328/20

Application record

Reference
EPF/0328/20
Type
Notification of works to a tree in a conservation area
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
12 Feb 2020
Validated
12 Feb 2020
Decided
9 Mar 2020
Ward
Waltham Abbey West
Parish
Waltham Abbey
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Feb 2020

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 9 Mar 2020

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 21 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Epping Forest granted permission on 9 March 2020, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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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  • Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mill Museum, Beaulieu Drive, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1JY

    EPF/2319/24 Submitted 15 Nov 2024 50 yards away

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    EPF/1992/24 Submitted 1 Oct 2024 50 yards away

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  • Royal Gunpowder Mills, Beaulieu Drive, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1JY

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    Royal Gunpowder Mills Conservation Area T1, T32: Ash - Crown reduce by up to 30%. T2, T3: Alder - Crown reduce by up to 30% T5: Alder - Crown reduce by up to 7m. T6: Ash - Crown reduce by up to 3m below previous points. T7, T10, T12, T27, T28, T29: Alder - Fell. T8, T20: Sycamore - Fell. T11: Alder - Crown reduce height by up to 10m. T13: Alder - Fell two stems closest to road. T16: Alder - Remove regrowth. T17: Alder - Reduce to previous points. T18: Alder - Monolith at 2m. T19: Silver Birch - Fell. T21: Sycamore - Remove broken limb. T23: Willow - Pollard to previous points. T24: Alder - Crown reduce height by up to 7m. T25: Alder - Coppice. T26: Alder - Remove dead branches from top of tree. T30: Goat Willow - Remove branches from channel. T31: Sycamore - Crown reduce by up to 2.5m.

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