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The Vicarage Church Road Boreham Chelmsford CM3 3EG

23/05005/TPOTreesRefused

Refused on 24 February 2023

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

W1- Holm Oak Tree (consisting of 3 main trunks)- reduce the height of the Tree back to the previous cutting points of approximately 2.5-3m to remove. Reason: reduced TV signal, shading issues and to reduce growth over neighbouring properties.

Received
11 January 2023
  1. Received11 Jan
  2. Validated11 Jan
  3. Consult.10 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided24 Feb

Decided in 44 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 44 days, 5 days quicker than Chelmsford's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. 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
11 January 2023
Consultation expiry
10 February 2023
Consultation end
10 February 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11837482
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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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. 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
  2. 2021
    17 Nov

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

    PendingTrees21/05301/TPO
  3. 2021
    19 Aug

    W1 - Holm Oak - Marked 9 on Map - Reduce over extended branches by approx. 5-6m - Reason - The tree has…

    ApprovedTrees21/05216/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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