Planning application
51 Birch Avenue Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8LR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works related to Tree Preservation Order 94/00040/TPO - 2no. Whitebeam - crown reduction and reshaping to 50%.
As published by the council, reference 26/00835/WTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00835/WTPO
- Type
- Works to Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval - Full
- Received
- 29 May 2026
- Validated
- 29 May 2026
- Decided
- 1 Jul 2026
- Ward
- The Bentleys & Frating
- Parish
- Great Bentley Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CO7 8LR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 May 2026
Received by Tendring
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1 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approval - Full
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23 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tendring granted permission on 1 July 2026, 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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