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Colchester Royal Grammar School, 6 Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3ND

Works to Trees in Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
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Proposal

6no London Plane Trees. Re pollard back to previous cuts.

Received
3 November 2026
Decision due
29 December 2026
Ward
New Town & Christ Church
  1. Received3 Nov
  2. Validated3 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target29 Dec
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Colchester Royal Grammar School, 6 Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3ND. Colchester has handled 66 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 3 November 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Colchester Area 2 conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across New Town & Christ Church. We hold 734 applications in total for the CO3 postcode area.

85% of all applications at Colchester City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CO3 3ND
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Colchester

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 November 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal

Appeal result
l

Additional information

UPRN
10004961122

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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