Sparrowhawks Main Road Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3PA

22/05004/TPOTreesPermitted

Proposal

T1 - Oak - Reduce height of crown by approx. 5m and selectively reduce lateral spread to east by approximately 2m and lateral spread to west by between 3-4m to balance crown; remove major deadwood over 50mm in diameter overhanging the road - as recommended in report 211127 T2 -Oak - Reduce height of crown by between 4 and 5 metres and selectively reduce lateral spread to east by approx. 1.5m-2m and lateral spread to west by up to 3m to balance crown; Remove major deadwood over 50mm in diameter overhanging the road - as recommended in report 211127

Received: 6 January 2022
Decided: 28 February 2022
Council: Chelmsford City Council

ReceivedReceived6 Jan
ValidatedValidated6 Jan
Consult.Consultation3 Feb
TargetTarget Date3 Mar
DecidedDecided28 Feb

Decided in 53 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Chelmsford96% of trees applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a tree application at Sparrowhawks Main Road Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3PA. Chelmsford has handled 913 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 37 days. This one was decided in 53 days, 2 weeks longer than Chelmsford's median. The site is in the Little Waltham conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 2,935 applications in total for the CM3 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

22/05004/TPO

Address

Sparrowhawks Main Road Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3PA

Postcode

CM3 3PA

Local Authority

Chelmsford

Application Type

Trees

Scale / Size

Small

Decision Status

Permitted

Current Status

Application Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

6 January 2022

Consultation Expiry

3 February 2022

Target Decision Date

3 March 2022

Date Decided

28 February 2022

Date Validated

6 January 2022

Date Submitted

6 January 2022

Consultation End

3 February 2022

Planning Decision

Statutory Period

56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID

PP-10524359

Documents

Coordinates

51.785400, 0.472945

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Chelmsford

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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Conservation area: Little Waltham Conservation Area
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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