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171-177 New London Road Chelmsford CM2 0AE

25/05673/CATTreesApproved

Approved on 19 August 2025

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

2 x Hawthorn to reduce crown to all aspects by up to 1.5m. 1 x Elder to crown lift over footpath to 2.8m and over highway to 5.5m. 1 x Willow to reduce overall height and spread by up to 4.0m, remove deadwood and crown lift lowest branch work to 5.0m. 2 x Plum to reduce overall scale of trees by no more than 20% of total crown area, Thin canopy of epicormic growth and remove deadwood.

Received
18 July 2025
  1. Received18 Jul
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target29 Aug
  5. Decided19 Aug

Decided in 32 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 171-177 New London Road Chelmsford CM2 0AE. Chelmsford has handled 913 applications of this type. This one was decided in 32 days, 2 weeks quicker than Chelmsford's typical decision time. The site is in the Chelmsford New London Road conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 754 applications in total for the CM2 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
CM2 0AE
Application type
Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Validated
18 July 2025
Target decision date
29 August 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14183481
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Chelmsford New London Road Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: Mason VillasOn or next to this site
  • Brownfield land register: 185 New London 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, 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 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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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    18 Jul

    T1 Sycamore - Crown lift lowest branch work up to a height of approximately 3.0m from ground level to allow…

    ApprovedTreesFiled alongside25/05144/TPO
  2. 2025
    18 Jul

    2 x Hawthorn to reduce crown to all aspects by up to 1.5m. 1 x Elder to crown lift over footpath to 2.8m and…

    This applicationApprovedTrees25/05673/CAT

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