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St Andrews Church Church Road Boreham Chelmsford CM3 3EQ

22/05516/CATTreesApproved

Approved on 8 April 2022

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Proposal

T2 - Whitebeam - Fell to ground level and stum grind T4 - Sycamore - Remove one major deadwood over the access road exceeding 5cm in diameter and 1m in length T5 - Lime - Monolith the tree at 2m above ground level and allow stump to decline T7 - Lime - Monolith the tree at 3m above ground level, above the union T8 - Lime - Re-coppice the tree back to the stump and maintain on a 3-5 year cycle T9 - Yew - Selective branch removal to clear overheaed utility cables by up to 1.5m, as indicated on the photograph T10 - Sycamore - Pollard all seven stems to 5m above ground level to reduce weight and likelihood of failure T11 - Raywood ash - Manage reduction by reducing back to previous pruning points up to 3m

Received
8 March 2022
  1. Received8 Mar
  2. Validated8 Mar
  3. Consult.4 Apr
  4. Target19 Apr
  5. Decided8 Apr

Decided in 31 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at St Andrews Church Church Road Boreham Chelmsford CM3 3EQ. Chelmsford has handled 913 applications of this type. This one was decided in 31 days, 3 weeks quicker than Chelmsford's typical decision time. The site is in the Boreham Church Road conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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 3EQ
Application type
Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 March 2022
Consultation expiry
4 April 2022
Consultation end
4 April 2022
Target decision date
19 April 2022

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11068320
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2022
    10 Jul

    Ash - Fell - Reason - Have been advised the roots are pushing over ancient church wall by the PCC. Low…

    ApprovedTrees22/05565/CAT
  2. 2018
    1 May

    T1 & T2 Lime - Repollard back to previous cutting points. T3 Bay Laurel - Clear to 2.5m to allow clearance…

    ApprovedTrees18/05542/CAT
  3. 2011
    17 May

    1) Sycamore - overhanging drive to Pelly Room - crown lift over road to 5.2m from ground level; 2) Sycamore…

    ApprovedOther11/05542/CAT
  4. 2010
    19 Feb

    Cherry adjacent rear boundary wall, opposite public house - fell to ground (DDD)

    ApprovedApplication10/05518/CAT
  5. 2010
    16 Feb

    Yew - adjacent rear boundary wall and extending towards Church - crown reduction by 4 - 5m to leave natural…

    ApprovedOther10/05515/CAT
  6. 2008
    18 Mar

    Yew north of the chancel adjacent to footpath to neighbouring cottages - fell to ground level and replace.

    ApprovedApplication08/05512/CAT

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