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Muggeridge Farm Maltings Road Battlesbridge Wickford Essex SS11 7RF

26/05618/CATTreesApproved

Approved on 27 March 2026

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Proposal

T1 - Weeping Willow - Initiate new Pollard reduction schedule to entire tree structure by removing approximately 8.0 meters of upright and lateral growth, leaving the tree structure in Pollard form at approximately 10.0 meters tall, Tidy previous structural limb tear over the garden area and building to North, Remove 6-8m lateral branch to Northwest where this has previously split, Remove all major deadwood present within the canopy. Reason - To maintain tree in pollard form for longevity and ease of future maintenance. To prevent structural limb failure causing severe damage to under storey buildings.

Received
27 February 2026
  1. Received27 Feb
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.24 Mar
  4. Target10 Apr
  5. Decided27 Mar

Decided in 28 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Muggeridge Farm Maltings Road Battlesbridge Wickford Essex SS11 7RF. Chelmsford has handled 913 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 3 weeks quicker than Chelmsford's typical decision time. The site is in the Battlesbridge conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 182 applications in total for the SS11 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
SS11 7RF
Application type
Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Validated
27 February 2026
Consultation expiry
24 March 2026
Consultation end
24 March 2026
Target decision date
10 April 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14710249
Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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

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© 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.

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Source: Chelmsford

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