Planning application
Rickling Primary School Rickling Green Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3YG
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. Common Ash - Removal of dead wood (2), 1 no. Norway Maple - Crown lift and removal of dead wood (4), 1 no. Hazel - Remove dead stem with split (5) and 1 no. Oak - crown lift (6)
As published by the council, reference UTT/26/2385/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- UTT/26/2385/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 15 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 15 Sep 2026
- Postcode
- CB11 3YG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Sep 2026
Received by Uttlesford
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17 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 November 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.
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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