Planning application
Chapel House Heckfords Road Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8PQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - 1 No. (T1) Blackthorne/Hawthorne - Reduce down to 6ft, to keep free from neighbouring beech tree.
As published by the council, reference 25/01581/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01581/TCA
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval - Full
- Received
- 23 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 23 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 21 Nov 2025
- Ward
- The Bentleys & Frating
- Parish
- Great Bentley Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CO7 8PQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Oct 2025
Received by Tendring
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21 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Approval - Full
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28 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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tendring granted permission on 21 November 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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