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Cock Farm North Hill Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4TQ

25/05734/CATTreesApproved

Approved on 13 February 2026

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

x1 Field Maple (Marked Tree A) - Height reduction to of 4 metres. Crown reduction from of 2.5m. Reason: Reduce root expansion near footings and drains. x1 Holly Tree (Marked C on map) - Height reduction of 1.5. Trim and shape of width by 1.5m. Reason: Promote new growth and inner vitality and to stop root expansion. Improve aesthetics and to increase light to neighbouring garden and house. x1 Beech Tree (Marked B on map) Height reduction of 2.5m, trim and shape width by 1.5m. Reason: Promote new growth and inner vitality and to stop root expansion. To improve aesthetics and to increase light to neighbouring garden and house. x1 Unknown species Tree (Marked D on map) - Height reduction of 3m, reduction of width by 1m. Reason: Promote new growth and inner vitality and to stop root expansion. x1 Unknown species (Marked E on map) - Height reduction of 1m, reduction of width by 0.8m. Reason: To promote new growth and inner vitality stop root expansion.

Received
15 January 2026
  1. Received15 Jan
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.10 Feb
  4. Target26 Feb
  5. Decided13 Feb

Decided in 29 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Cock Farm North Hill Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4TQ. Chelmsford has handled 913 applications of this type. This one was decided in 29 days, 3 weeks quicker than Chelmsford's typical decision time. The site is in the North Hill Little Baddow conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 2,981 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 4TQ
Application type
Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Validated
15 January 2026
Consultation expiry
10 February 2026
Consultation end
10 February 2026
Target decision date
26 February 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14588004
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Little Baddow (North Hill) Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: Cock FarmhouseOn this site

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

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, 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Chelmsford

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