Little Waltham Hall Brook Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford CM3 3LJ
Approved on 8 December 2023
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Proposal
Cypress Leylandii hedge on southern boundary - Reduce height by approx 6m - Reason: allow more light in to the gardens of both Little Waltham Hall and Hallfield House. It will also reduce the hedges to heights which will be easier to manage and less prone to wind damage.
- Received
- 1 November 2023
- Council
- Chelmsford City Council
- ReceivedReceived1 Nov
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation7 Dec
- TargetTarget Date13 Dec
- DecidedDecided8 Dec
Decided in 37 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at Little Waltham Hall Brook Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford CM3 3LJ. Chelmsford has handled 913 applications of this type. This one was decided in 37 days, 12 days quicker than Chelmsford's typical decision time. There have been 4 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 3LJ
- Application type
- Trees
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Validated
- 1 November 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 7 December 2023
- Consultation end
- 7 December 2023
- Target decision date
- 13 December 2023
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12560232
- Documents
- 4
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Little Waltham 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.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20251 Oct
Cypress Leylandi Hedge - Fell. Reason: Grown tall and have little or no growth at lower levels and are…
ApprovedTrees25/05704/CAT - 202526 Jun
Three Cypress Macrocarpa- Located at south end of garden - Fell to ground level. Reason: Around 50% of the…
ApprovedTrees25/05659/CAT - 202211 Mar
x11 Leylandii Trees Works: To fell the trees Reason: originally planted as a hedge to screen garden from…
ApprovedTrees22/05525/CAT - 20154 Nov
Holly tree in the garden of Little Waltham Hall. Diseased with Honey Fungus. Fell to ground and grind out…
ApprovedTrees15/05644/CAT
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