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The Old Mill House Heckfords Road Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8PQ

Awaiting decision Tendring 26/01536/WTPO

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Works related to Tree Preservation Order (84/00028/TPO) - 1 No. (T1) Beech - Side of crown to be pollarded back to previous points. Lower pollard to be maintained annually for 5 years. Remaining crown to be reduced by 2.5-3 metres back to suitable growth points.

As published by the council, reference 26/01536/WTPO

Application record

Reference
26/01536/WTPO
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
1 Oct 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Postcode
CO7 8PQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Oct 2026

    Received by Tendring

  2. 5 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 26 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Tendring took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

What happens while it is decided

This application is with Tendring for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Tendring's median decision took 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Tendring's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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