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Ridge End 6 Church Road Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3LA

Refused Maldon 26/00145/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

(TPO 09/78) T2 (T7 on TPO) Ash, T10 (T8 on TPO) Horse Chestnut & TG21 (T5 on TPO) Cherry Plum - Fell close to ground level and treat stumps with herbicide to inhibit regrowth.

As published by the council, reference 26/00145/WTPO

Application record

Reference
26/00145/WTPO
Type
Works to Tree Preservation Order
Status
Application refused
Decision
Refused
Received
2 Mar 2026
Validated
1 May 2026
Decided
25 Jun 2026
Ward
Wickham Bishops And Woodham
Parish
Wickham Bishops
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
CM8 3LA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Maldon register

This site has had 6 applications since 2023: 5 approved, 1 refused.

  • 23/00474/WTPO Granted

    Ridge End 6 Church Road Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3LA

    (TPO 09/78) T6 Silver Birch - Fell

    Decided 4 Jul 2023 Trees
  • 23/00472/WTPO Granted

    Ridge End 6 Church Road Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3LA

    (TPO 09/78) T5 Plum - Crown reduction by a maximum of 3 metres, lift crown to 3 metres and the removal of dead wood.

    Decided 7 Aug 2023 Trees
  • 23/00470/WTPO Granted

    Ridge End 6 Church Road Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3LA

    (TPO 09/78) T8 Horse Chestnut - Crown reduction by a maximum of 4 metres

    Decided 4 Jul 2023 Trees
  • 23/00471/WTPO Granted

    Ridge End 6 Church Road Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3LA

    (TPO 09/78) T10 Oak - Crown reduction by a maximum of 4 metres, crown lift to 5 metres and the removal of deadwood.

    Decided 4 Jul 2023 Trees
  • 23/00475/WTPO Granted

    Ridge End 6 Church Road Wickham Bishops Witham Essex CM8 3LA

    (TPO 09/78) T7 Ash - Crown reduction by a maximum of 4 metre, a crown Lift to 5 metres and the removal of dead wood.

    Decided 4 Jul 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Mar 2026

    Received by Maldon

  2. 1 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What this refusal means

Maldon refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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