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The Thatched Cottage The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4SA

24/05128/TPOTreesDecided

Decided on 19 September 2024

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Proposal

W1 - x1 Laurel (marked A & B on map)- Height and width reduction by 1m- Reason: Reduce damage to roof and allow light. X1 Hornbeam (marked C on map)- Crown reduction by 1-2m - Reason: to manage overall size. x1 Hawthorn tree (marked D on map) - clear of overgrown ivy and brambles - Reason - Untidy. x1 Hornbeam (marked E on map) - Height and width reduction by 1m - Reason: To manage light and branch failures. X1 Conifer (Marked G on map) - Fell - Reason: Close to road. X1 Sweet chestnut (Marked H) - Fell - Reason; Close to road. X1 Hornbeam (Marked I & J on map) - Remove lower branches by 1-2m max- Reason: Hanging over swimming pool. X2 Hornbeams (Marked K, M, N on map) - Fell - Causing damage to roof and storm damage. X1 Conifer (Marked L on map) - Fell - Reason: pushing onto other trees.

Received
12 August 2024
  1. Received12 Aug
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.10 Sep
  4. Target
  5. Decided19 Sep

Decided in 38 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Thatched Cottage The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4SA. Chelmsford has handled 913 applications of this type. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 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 4SA
Application type
Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Validated
12 August 2024
Consultation expiry
10 September 2024
Consultation end
10 September 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13186960
Documents
6

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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2021
    10 Mar

    1x Oak (Labelled on map as T1) / 3x Hornbeams (Labelled on map as G1) - Front of property. Trees are located…

    PendingTrees21/05074/TPO
  2. 2018
    4 Dec

    T1 - Magnolia - Front garden - Fell - Reason: Endangering the thatched roof of the cottage.

    ApprovedTrees18/05224/TPO
  3. 2017
    5 Oct

    Garage conversion, with single storey side extension, and new build timber frame pool shelter

    ApprovedFull17/01741/FUL
  4. 2014
    13 Aug

    Group of Ash, Oak, Hawthorn & Hazel (W1 semi mature) - boundary with The Thatched Cottage - fell to ground…

    ApprovedTrees14/05205/TPO
  5. 2012
    18 Sep

    Hornbeam x 2 and Oak x 1 (W1) - on boundary with Latched Cottage - crown thin by 10%, cutting to branch…

    ApprovedTrees12/05178/TPO
  6. 2011
    23 Sep

    Pine (W1 2009/075) - adjacent swimming pool - fell to ground and grind stump

    ApprovedApplication11/05197/TPO

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