Planning application
The Distaff Belmont Hill Newport Essex CB11 3RF
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. Ash - Re-pollard by reducing all regrowth back to the established previous pruning points from 4-5 years ago, resulting in an approximate reduction of 4m in height and 2m in lateral spread, preventing the development of increasingly large regrowth from the historic pruning points
As published by the council, reference UTT/26/2205/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- UTT/26/2205/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 25 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 25 Aug 2026
- Postcode
- CB11 3RF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Aug 2026
Received by Uttlesford
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26 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 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
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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