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The Old Rectory Church Lane Widdington Essex CB11 3SF

Awaiting decision Uttlesford UTT/26/1895/TPO Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Proposed felling and stump grinding of 1 no. Common Ash suffering from ash dieback

As published by the council, reference UTT/26/1895/TPO

Application record

Reference
UTT/26/1895/TPO
Category
Trees
Status
Allowed
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Newport
Parish
Widdington
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB11 3SF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Uttlesford register

This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • UTT/26/1792/TCA Granted

    The Old Rectory Church Lane Widdington Essex CB11 3SF

    1 No. large mature Yew - reduction of crown by 3m - tree is very close to property and branches of tree are nearly hitting barn roof

    Decided 26 Aug 2026 Trees
  • UTT/24/0064/LB Granted

    The Old Rectory Church Lane Widdington Essex CB11 3SF

    Replacement of cement render for lime plaster and lime render repairs

    Decided 22 Feb 2024 Heritage and listed buildings
  • UTT/22/1860/TPO Granted

    The Old Rectory Church Lane Widdington Essex CB11 3SF

    Remove 1no. conifer to ground level and reduce in height 6no. conifers to 10ft.

    Decided 26 Jul 2022 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Jul 2026

    Received by Uttlesford

  2. 17 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 15 Oct 2026

    Status changed to Allowed

    Previously Awaiting decision.

  5. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 October 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

4 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.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Uttlesford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Uttlesford decided tree works applications in a median of 36 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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