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81 Writtle Road Chelmsford CM1 3BS

26/05172/TPORefused

Proposal

T1 - Pine - To crown reduce in height and lateral spread by approximately 2.5m. Reduce over extended lower primary lateral branches to the south and west portions of the crown by approximately 4-4.5m, cutting back to suitable growth points, to improve the balance of the canopy. Reason: To reduce the tree back to its previous reduction points established during works undertaken in 2020, managing the regrowth and maintaining the tree at a suitable size for its location.

Received
11 August 2026
Decided
30 September 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 13 October 2026
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received11 Aug
  2. Validated11 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided30 Sep

Decided in 50 days

This is a planning application at 81 Writtle Road Chelmsford CM1 3BS. Chelmsford has handled 5,097 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 50 days. This one was decided in 50 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 949 applications in total for the CM1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
26/05172/TPO
Address
81 Writtle Road Chelmsford CM1 3BS
Postcode
CM1 3BS
Local Authority
Chelmsford
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Application Refused

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
11 August 2026
Date Decided
30 September 2026
Date Validated
11 August 2026
Date Submitted
11 August 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.726400, 0.451646
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Chelmsford

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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 2026-10-09. 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.

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