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The Old Rectory Abbey Fields East Hanningfield Chelmsford

20/05628/CATTreesApproved

Approved on 2 December 2020

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Proposal

T1 - Tulip tree - reduction of branches on the property side by 1meter T2 - Mountain Ash adjacent to Tulip Tree - Crown lift to 4m T3 - Ornamental Maple adjacent Mountain Ash - fell to reduce overcrowding T4 - Yew - Fell (poor specimen) to provide more light and remove two remaining shattered stumps T5 - Oak adjacent to front corner of building - cut back to give 3m clearance from building T6 - Tall Laurel - rear of No 5 - trim back 2m T7 - Yew - adjacent to No 5 and Balcony of No 7 - trim back to give 2m clearance from building

Received
27 October 2020
  1. Received27 Oct
  2. Validated27 Oct
  3. Consult.14 Nov
  4. Target
  5. Decided2 Dec

Decided in 36 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 36 days, 13 days 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
27 October 2020
Consultation expiry
14 November 2020
Consultation end
14 November 2020

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09139535
Documents
4

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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Associated applications

  1. 2020
    27 Oct

    T25 - Copper Beech - lift crown to 4m under 5 year Management Plan. Reason: to avoid damage to cars and…

    ApprovedTreesFiled alongside20/05261/TPO
  2. 2020
    27 Oct

    T1 - Tulip tree - reduction of branches on the property side by 1meter T2 - Mountain Ash adjacent to Tulip…

    This applicationApprovedTrees20/05628/CAT

Planning history at this site

19 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    22 Mar

    T25 - copper beech - located in rear garden 2 m crown reduction to laterals and 2 - 2.5 m height reduction…

    ApprovedTrees23/05067/TPO
  2. 2023
    26 Jan

    T20 (T5 on map) Chestnut- Fell, trunk base approx. 12 inches. Reason: Small and poor specimen that is…

    ApprovedTrees23/05018/TPO
  3. 2023
    26 Jan

    T1 Maple- cut back to previous pruning points by 2.5m. Reason: General maintenance; T2 Yew- reduce in height…

    ApprovedTrees23/05504/CAT
  4. 2019
    19 Jul

    T25 - Copper Beech - rear garden - crown reduction of up to 1m and crown thinning of up to 10% - reason: to…

    ApprovedTrees19/05095/TPO
  5. 2018
    1 Oct

    Field Maple - bin area adjacent 5 and 7 Abbey Fields - Crown reduction by 3 metre max, cutting to suitable…

    ApprovedTrees18/05611/CAT
  6. 2016
    4 Nov

    T1 - Tulip tree - adjacent to 3 The Old Rectory - crown reduction by 1-1.5 max, cutting to suitable growing…

    ApprovedTrees16/05631/CAT

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