Planning application
Westwoods Chelmsford Road Hatfield Heath Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM22 7BG
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
1 no. English Oak - remove deadwood over and adjacent to highway
As published by the council, reference UTT/26/1188/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- UTT/26/1188/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 15 May 2026
- Validated
- 15 May 2026
- Ward
- Hatfield Heath
- Parish
- Hatfield Heath
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CM22 7BG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 May 2026
Received by Uttlesford
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17 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Uttlesford took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Uttlesford for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
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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St Davids Chelmsford Road Hatfield Heath CM22 7BD
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In Uttlesford
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UTT/26/2282/TCA Awaiting decision
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UTT/26/2270/TCA Awaiting decision
The Old Vicarage High Street Newport Essex CB11 3PG
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UTT/26/2281/TCA Awaiting decision
7 Wicken Road Newport Essex CB11 3QD
1 no. Magnolia - works to include the trimming of the Magnolia tree back to, but not below, the previous pruning points and pulling in the sides and shaping. Works also to include the balancing, thinning and removal of deadwood throughout.
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UTT/26/2267/TCA Awaiting decision
White House Bartlow Road Hadstock Essex CB21 4PF
1 no. Plum - remove major dead wood and reduce crown by up to 1m, 1 no. Cherry - up to 2m crown reduction, 1 no. Willow - 3 to 4m crown reduction
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UTT/26/2256/TPO Awaiting decision
10 Market Place Saffron Walden Essex CB10 1HR
1 no. Lime - to re-pollard the new growth of the tree back to previous cuts