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Handford Place, Queens Road, Colchester CO3 3NY

242345Works to Trees in Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Beech (T34) - Reduce over extend branches at top of crown by approximately 1-2 metres. Reduce the eastern side of the tree (overhanging Queens Road) by 2 metres to balance crown. All branches to be cut back to natural pruning points

Received
17 November 2024
Decision due
20 January 2025
Ward
New Town & Christ Church
  1. Received17 Nov
  2. Validated25 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Jan
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Handford Place, Queens Road, Colchester CO3 3NY. Colchester has handled 66 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 17 November 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Colchester Area 2 conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 734 applications in total for the CO3 postcode area.

85% of all applications at Colchester City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CO3 3NY
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Colchester

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 November 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal

Appeal result
l

Additional information

UPRN
303015275
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Colchester Area 2
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, 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: Colchester

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