Planning application
22/01166/WTPO
2 The Chestnuts Burnham Road Southminster Essex CM0 7HD
Proposal
T1 - Horse chestnut - cut back lower limb over grave yard by up to 4.5m. T2 - Lime - remove epicormic growth to a height of 3m and basal growth. T3 -Oak - remove any dead from canopy, reduce over extended branches on the east and west by up to 4m each. T4 - Lime - re pollard back to previous points- by removing up to 4m, remove low limb on southside as visibly rotten, remove basal growth and remove epicormic growth to a height of 3m. T7 - Lime - re-pollard to last pollard point or 1m beyond if decay warrants, by removing up to 5m of re-growth, remove epicormic growth to a height of 3m and remove basal growth
As published by the council, reference 22/01166/WTPO
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Nov 2022
Received by Maldon
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31 Mar 2023
Decision issued: part approved part refused
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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.
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