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The Vicarage Church Road Boreham Chelmsford CM3 3EG

21/05216/TPOTreesApproved

Approved on 5 October 2021

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Proposal

W1 - Holm Oak - Marked 9 on Map - Reduce over extended branches by approx. 5-6m - Reason - The tree has significant leanm increased risk of structural failure; Wild Cherry - Marked 11 on Map - Fell - Reason - Evidence of Dieback; Hybrid Black Poplar - Marked 19 on Map - Fell - Reason - Evidence of Soil heave as a result of tree leaning heavily; Hybrid Black Poplar - Marked 20 on Map - Fell - Reason - Fungal activity at base of tree, risk of failure; Hybrid Black Poplar - Marked 21 on Map - Fell - Reason - Fungal activity at base of tree, risk of failure; Common Oak - Marked 31 on Map - Remove deadwood and Ivy in crown; Common Ash - Marked 34 on Map - Remove both stems to just above ground level - Reason - Evidence of Soil heave as a result of tree leaning heavily; Goat Willow - Marked 36 on Map - Coppice to approx 500mm above ground level - over extended stems due to suppression by larger trees, one of the main branches sis leaning against an adjacent tree; White Willow - Marked 37 on Map - Coppice to approx 500mm above ground level - over extended stems due to suppression by larger adjacent trees; Common Ash - Marked 39 on Map - Fell - Reason - Main stem partially hollow with cavity extended up to 2m high. Risk of Collapse; Plum - Marked 43 on Map - Fell leaning stem. Remove Ivy at base of remaining stems up to 2m high - Reason - Main stem leaning heavily to the north. Two adjacent stems are not leaning but are covered in Ivy.

Received
19 August 2021
  1. Received19 Aug
  2. Validated19 Aug
  3. Consult.17 Sep
  4. Target
  5. Decided5 Oct

Decided in 47 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Vicarage Church Road Boreham Chelmsford CM3 3EG. Chelmsford has handled 913 applications of this type. This one was decided in 47 days. There have been 6 other applications at this address. We hold 2,982 applications in total for the CM3 postcode area.

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

Postcode
CM3 3EG
Application type
Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 August 2021
Consultation expiry
17 September 2021
Consultation end
17 September 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10142587
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Boreham - Church Road 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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© 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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Planning history at this site

13 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    11 Jan

    W1- Holm Oak Tree (consisting of 3 main trunks)- reduce the height of the Tree back to the previous cutting…

    RefusedTrees23/05005/TPO
  2. 2022
    20 Nov

    All within W1 (ON TPO ORDER): T1 Ash - 3 - 3.5 m crown reduction not past previous pruning points - Remove…

    ApprovedTrees22/05221/TPO
  3. 2021
    17 Nov

    W1 - (Marked T33 on Map) - Ash - Fell - Reason - Decayed

    PendingTrees21/05301/TPO
  4. 2019
    4 Jun

    T1 - Ash Tree - To side of house - Crown lift to 3m - Reason: To give clearance; T2 - Bay Tree - Crown lift…

    ApprovedTrees19/05099/TPO
  5. 2018
    4 Jul

    T4 - Yew (T1 Map) - Within garden - Reduce by 4m in height, bring side branches into balance 2 - 3 m Reason…

    ApprovedTrees18/05125/TPO
  6. 2017
    26 May

    Holm Oak Tree - Left hand boundary with The Willows - Reduce height by 4 metres. Reduce branches on…

    ApprovedTrees17/05106/TPO

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