Planning application
Chapel Lodge Upminster Road South Rainham RM13 9AG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T007 - Horse Chestnut - (Aesculus hippocastanum) - The works in which i would like to carry out consists of - Reduce canopy by 30% to suitable growth points (3m) crown thin by removing crossing and rubbing branches (10%), remove major deadwood, crown lift to 3m, sever ivy at 1m to ground level and remove epicormic growth, The reason in which i wish to carry out these works is because this tree is becoming large for its current position and the tree is in need of maintenance.
As published by the council, reference T0108.25
Application record
- Reference
- T0108.25
- Type
- Trees
- Status
- Tree Work App + Cond Conditions/Reasons
- Decision
- Granted subject to conditions
- Received
- 15 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 15 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 8 Sep 2025
- Postcode
- RM13 9AG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Aug 2025
Received by Havering
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8 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions
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12 Aug 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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Havering granted permission on 8 September 2025, 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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