Planning application
The Old Vicarage The Street High Easter Essex CM1 4QS
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. Copper Beech - propose to carry out a 30% reduction (2.5m) and remove all major deadwood and 1 no. Chestnut - crown reduction of around 2.5m with over extended limbs being brought back by approx. 3.5m.
As published by the council, reference UTT/26/2015/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- UTT/26/2015/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Allowed
- Received
- 9 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Postcode
- CM1 4QS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Aug 2026
Received by Uttlesford
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10 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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13 Aug 2026
Status changed to Allowed
Previously Awaiting decision.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 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 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
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 48 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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