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3 Bartletts Abbey Lane Saffron Walden CB10 1NG

Refused Uttlesford UTT/20/2580/TPO 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

Fell 1 no. Yew

As published by the council, reference UTT/20/2580/TPO

Application record

Reference
UTT/20/2580/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Refused
Decision
Tree Rejected
Received
7 Oct 2020
Validated
7 Oct 2020
Decided
16 Oct 2020
Ward
Saffron Walden Audley
Parish
Saffron Walden
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB10 1NG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Oct 2020

    Received by Uttlesford

  2. 16 Oct 2020

    Decision issued: Tree Rejected

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 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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