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Fig Tree House 29A High Street Stock Ingatestone Essex CM4 9BD

25/05701/CATTreesApproved

Approved on 25 November 2025

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Proposal

T1 - Apple tree - Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 2m, H1 Conifer (Hedge) Reduce height of hedge down to approx 5m & trim all faces. T2 Fig tree - Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree back to previous pruning points of up to 1.5m. H2 - Conifer (Hedge) - Trim inside face as tight as possible and level top edge. removing approx 6" of new growth. T3 - Sycamore & T6 Horse Chesnut (furthest right of the three) - Section fell the tree to as close to ground level as possible, and poison the stump with 8x Eco Plugs to prevent re-growth, T4-5 Bay - Trim on top & all sides to reduce size & shape removing all new growth approx 6" in length. T5 - Fig tree - Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree back to previous pruning points an estimated reduction of up to 1m, T7 - Sycamore - Section fell the tree to as close to ground level as possible, and poison the stump with 8x Eco Plugs to prevent re-growth. Cut back overhanging Ash to the boundary, trim back shrubs growing over from the Paddocks, T8 Horse chestnut - Section fell the tree to as close to ground level as possible, and poison the stump with 8x Eco Plugs to prevent re-growth. Trim and tidy Hollies to the side. Reason: Normal garden maintenance

Received
17 October 2025
  1. Received17 Oct
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.14 Nov
  4. Target28 Nov
  5. Decided25 Nov

Decided in 39 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Fig Tree House 29A High Street Stock Ingatestone Essex CM4 9BD. Chelmsford has handled 913 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 10 days quicker than Chelmsford's typical decision time. The site is in 8 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 868 applications in total for the CM4 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
CM4 9BD
Application type
Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Validated
17 October 2025
Consultation expiry
14 November 2025
Consultation end
14 November 2025
Target decision date
28 November 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14326080
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Stock Conservation AreaNext to the site
  • Brownfield land register: 27 High Street Stock 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 (21)

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 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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© 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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