The Old Rectory Abbey Fields East Hanningfield Chelmsford

10/05573/CATTreesApproved

Approved on 27 September 2010

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Proposal

Field Maple - adjacent car park - crown reduce by 1.5m, cutting to suitable growing points (suitable growing points are side branches that are at least one third the diameter of the originating branches); crown cleanAsh - adjacent car park - crown reduce by 1.5m, cutting to suitable growing points; crown cleanHornbeam - adjacent car park - crown reduce by 1.5m, cutting to suitable growing points; crown lift to 2m; crown cleanTulip tree - adjacent 15 Abbeyfields - reduce lateral spread towards building by 1m, cutting to suitable growing pointsRowan - adjacent 15 Abbeyfields - remove lowest lateral & crown thin by 5%, cutting to branch collar Poplar - roadside boundary with The Tye - fell to grounddead Elms - roadside boundary with The Tye - fell to groundYew - western boundary of building - crown reduce by 1m, cutting to suitable growing points

Received: 26 August 2010
Council: Chelmsford City Council

ReceivedReceived26 Aug
ValidatedValidated26 Aug
Consult.Consultation17 Sep
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided27 Sep

Decided in 32 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Old Rectory Abbey Fields East Hanningfield Chelmsford. Chelmsford has handled 913 applications of this type. This one was decided in 32 days, 2 weeks quicker than Chelmsford's typical decision time. The site is in the East Hanningfield The Tye conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 15 other applications at this address.

97% of trees applications at Chelmsford City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type: Trees
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 26 August 2010
Consultation expiry: 17 September 2010
Consultation end: 17 September 2010
Application expires: 7 October 2010

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: East Hanningfield The Tye Conservation AreaPart of the site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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2010
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