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Holyrood Lodge Green Lane Burnham-On-Crouch Essex CM0 8PU

Refused Maldon 23/00030/WTPO Works to Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T2- London Plane - cut ivy band, reduce height by 4m, tip prune on west side to give building 3m clearance. T4-London Plane - cut ivy band, reduce over extended limb on west side by up to 3m, reduce height by 3m. T5-Chestnut - cut back lower branches to clear all buildings by 3m. T6- Lime - reduce height by 3m, reduce over extended limb on west side by up to 4m. T7-Chestnut - reduce crown on west side only by up to 4m. T8-London Plane-remove dead and deceased from crown, cut ivy band, tip prune east side by up to 2m, tip prune west side by up to 3m, tip prune lower limbs to give 3m clearance off of buildings, reduce height by 4m. T9-Chestnut - cut ivy band, remove dead and disease from crown, reduce crown on west side by 2m, tip prune to clear any buildings by 3m. T10-Pine - cut ivy band, remove dead wood.

As published by the council, reference 23/00030/WTPO

Application record

Reference
23/00030/WTPO
Type
Works to Tree Preservation Order
Status
Application refused
Decision
Refused
Received
13 Jan 2023
Validated
13 Jan 2023
Decided
12 Apr 2023
Ward
Burnham On Crouch North
Parish
Burnham North
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
CM0 8PU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Jan 2023

    Received by Maldon

  2. 12 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 20 Aug 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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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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