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5 Townfield Street Chelmsford Essex CM1 1QJ

24/05625/CATTreesApproved

Approved on 10 May 2024

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Proposal

T1 Ash tree-Cut 4x limbs back by approx 4m. Reason: To alleviate some of the debris falling into the gardens and allow more light to enter the property and is encroaching on two very small gardens

Received
4 April 2024
  1. Received4 Apr
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.24 Apr
  4. Target16 May
  5. Decided10 May

Decided in 36 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 5 Townfield Street Chelmsford Essex CM1 1QJ. Chelmsford has handled 913 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days, 13 days quicker than Chelmsford's typical decision time. The site is in the Chelmsford West End conservation area. 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 1QJ
Application type
Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Validated
4 April 2024
Consultation expiry
24 April 2024
Consultation end
24 April 2024
Target decision date
16 May 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12929815
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Chelmsford West End Conservation Area
  • Heritage at Risk Register: West End
  • Brownfield land register: Car Park Glebe Road ChelmsfordRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

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, 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 and heritage coasts.

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

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© 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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