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7 Buttercross Lane Epping CM16 5AA

Refused Epping Forest EPF/1749/21 Consent under Tree Preservation Orders

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

TPO/EPF/24/01 T1: Sycamore - Crown reduce height by up to 1.5m & lateral spread by up to 2m, as specified.

As published by the council, reference EPF/1749/21

Application record

Reference
EPF/1749/21
Type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refuse
Received
23 Jun 2021
Validated
23 Jun 2021
Decided
3 Sep 2021
Ward
Epping West and Rural
Parish
Epping
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CM16 5AA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Jun 2021

    Received by Epping Forest

  2. 3 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 3 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About trees applications

How this application type works

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

More on trees applications in our guide

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