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Thornberry Rectory Road Woodham Walter Maldon Essex CM9 6RD

Refused Maldon 26/00229/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

(A1 on group TPO 06/75) T1 Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) - Fell

As published by the council, reference 26/00229/WTPO

Application record

Reference
26/00229/WTPO
Type
Works to Tree Preservation Order
Status
Application refused
Decision
Refused
Received
31 Mar 2026
Validated
1 Apr 2026
Decided
27 May 2026
Ward
Wickham Bishops And Woodham
Parish
Woodham Walter
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
CM9 6RD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Mar 2026

    Received by Maldon

  2. 1 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 May 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

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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