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17 Springfield Place Chelmsford Essex CM1 7ZA

23/05158/TPOTreesApproved

Approved on 4 September 2023

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Proposal

T27 Oak - Reduce oak tree by 2-3 metres, to suitable growth points - Reason: Tree is far too big for the size of the garden causing excessive shading.

Received
9 August 2023
  1. Received9 Aug
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.31 Aug
  4. Target
  5. Decided4 Sep

Decided in 26 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 17 Springfield Place Chelmsford Essex CM1 7ZA. Chelmsford has handled 913 applications of this type. This one was decided in 26 days, 3 weeks quicker than Chelmsford's typical decision time. The site is in the Springfield Green conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 978 applications in total for the CM1 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
CM1 7ZA
Application type
Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Validated
9 August 2023
Consultation expiry
31 August 2023
Consultation end
31 August 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12351655
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Chelmsford Springfield Green 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.

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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Source: Chelmsford

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