St Andrews Church Church Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3EQ
Approved on 9 June 2011
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Proposal
1) Sycamore - overhanging drive to Pelly Room - crown lift over road to 5.2m from ground level; 2) Sycamore front boundary churchyard extension - crown lift over road to 5.2m from ground level and give clearance to power cables; 3) Limes western footpath from drive to church - crown lift over path clearing epicormic growth - this work done annually for a period of 5 years; 4) Conifers x 2 north side of tower hard against elevation - fell to ground level 5) Yew x 1 - north of Church - crown reduction by a maximum of 4.5m bring to edge of grave cross to bring into balance and shape over - clean out dead wood; 6) Cherry eastern boundary of churchyard immediately adjacent Church Cottage - crown reduction by 2.5m to give clearance to cottage and lift over footpath; 7) Cherry x 4 and Sycamore x 1 - either side of footpath in front of church running east/ west - crown lift to maximum of 2.5m to give pedestrian clearance; 8) Yew - eastern side of church on road boundary - crown reduction by 3-4m particularly over road and pavement, shape over and balance to leave natural profile. Clear service cables. 3 x stumps east end of churchyard to be removed no permission required.
- Received
- 17 May 2011
- Council
- Chelmsford City Council
- ReceivedReceived17 May
- ValidatedValidated17 May
- Consult.Consultation8 Jun
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided9 Jun
Decided in 23 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a planning application for an extension at St Andrews Church Church Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3EQ. Chelmsford has handled 95 applications of this type. This one was decided in 23 days, 4 weeks quicker than Chelmsford's typical decision time. The site is in the Boreham Church Road conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,982 applications in total for the CM3 postcode area.
87% of all 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
- Postcode
- CM3 3EQ
- Application type
- Other
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 May 2011
- Consultation expiry
- 8 June 2011
- Consultation end
- 8 June 2011
- Application expires
- 28 June 2011
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Boreham - Church Road Conservation Area
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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.
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Planning history at this site
7 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202210 Jul
Ash - Fell - Reason - Have been advised the roots are pushing over ancient church wall by the PCC. Low…
ApprovedTrees22/05565/CAT - 20228 Mar
T2 - Whitebeam - Fell to ground level and stum grind T4 - Sycamore - Remove one major deadwood over the…
ApprovedTrees22/05516/CAT - 20181 May
T1 & T2 Lime - Repollard back to previous cutting points. T3 Bay Laurel - Clear to 2.5m to allow clearance…
ApprovedTrees18/05542/CAT - 201019 Feb
Cherry adjacent rear boundary wall, opposite public house - fell to ground (DDD)
ApprovedApplication10/05518/CAT - 201016 Feb
Yew - adjacent rear boundary wall and extending towards Church - crown reduction by 4 - 5m to leave natural…
ApprovedOther10/05515/CAT - 200818 Mar
Yew north of the chancel adjacent to footpath to neighbouring cottages - fell to ground level and replace.
ApprovedApplication08/05512/CAT - 20076 Dec
Elm to rear of churchyard near Pelly Room - fell to ground (DDD)
ApprovedApplication07/05623/CAT
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