Planning application
Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mill Museum, Beaulieu Drive, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1JY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Royal Gunpowder Factory Conservation Area G1: Willow & Alder - Coppice to ground level. T1 & T2: Willow - Pollard to 8m.
As published by the council, reference EPF/1992/24
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1992/24
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 1 Oct 2024
- Validated
- 7 Oct 2024
- Decided
- 18 Oct 2024
- Ward
- Waltham Abbey West
- Parish
- Waltham Abbey
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EN9 1JY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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EPF/2319/24 Granted
Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mill Museum, Beaulieu Drive, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1JY
Royal Gunpowder Mills Factory Conservation Area Crown Reduce, as specified. T8, T10, T16, T17, T20 & T21: 6 x Ash T3 & T11: Sycamore T4, T6 & T7: 3 x Alder T5: Alder - Crown reduce by 35%. Re-coppice: T9: Willow Re-pollard or Pollard: T12, T13, T14 (x4), T15 (x3): Willow T18: Apple G1: Willows adjacent to Gregory Mews. G2: 9 x Willow in centre of car park.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Oct 2024
Received by Epping Forest
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7 Oct 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Oct 2024
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Epping Forest granted permission on 18 October 2024, 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
Royal Gunpowder Mills Factory Conservation Area Crown Reduce, as specified. T8, T10, T16, T17, T20 & T21: 6 x Ash T3 & T11: Sycamore T4, T6 & T7: 3 x Alder T5: Alder - Crown reduce by 35%. Re-coppice: T9: Willow Re-pollard or Pollard: T12, T13, T14 (x4), T15 (x3): Willow T18: Apple G1: Willows adjacent to Gregory Mews. G2: 9 x Willow in centre of car park.
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Gunpowder Mill, Car Parking Spaces X 12, Powdermill Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1JY
Royal Gunpowder Factory Conservation Area G1: Willow and Alder - Coppice to ground level. T1 & T2: Willow - Pollard to 8m.
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Royal Gunpowder Mills, Beaulieu Drive, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1JY
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.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Gunpowder Mill, Powdermill Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1JY
Royal Gunpowder Factory Conservation Area A1 (Bernard to Dominic Court): Mixed - Entrance of Bernard Grove to entrance of Dominic Court (lamppost 14) Reduce back branches over hanging road to kerbside up to full height (approximately 3m from tips) and cut back by 2m from any lampposts. Fell any large trees leaning towards road. Fell any dead trees within this area. A2 (Dominic to Gregory Mews): Mixed - Entrance of Dominic Court (lamppost 14) to entrance of Gregory Mews (lamppost 20). Reduce back branches over hanging road to kerbside up to full height (approximately 3m from tips) and cut back by 2m from any lampposts. Fell any large trees leaning towards road. Fell any dead trees within this area. Includes large dead Silver birch to right of lamppost No 14. A3 (Gregory Mews to GP Sign): Mixed - Entrance of Gregory Mews (lamppost 20) to Gunpowder Sign (lamppost 22). Reduce back branches over hanging road to kerbside up to full height (approximately 3m from tips) and cut back by 2m from any lampposts. Fell any large trees leaning towards road. Fell any dead trees within this area. A4 (outside St Augustine): Ash Crown cut back to full height on road side only (approximately 3m from tips) and cut back from lamppost by 2m.
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Gunpowder Mill Powdermill Lane Waltham Abbey Essex EN9 1JY
Royal Gunpowder Conservation Area T1 & T2: Willow - Re-pollard to previous points.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
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Royal Gunpowder Factory Conservation Area 20 x Trees - Schedule of works, as specified.
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