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42 Creffield Road, Colchester CO3 3HY

260002Works to Trees in Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Lime (T1) - reduce crown height by 2 metres and crown width by 1.5 metres on all aspects

Received
5 January 2026
Decision due
2 March 2026
Ward
New Town & Christ Church
  1. Received5 Jan
  2. Validated5 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target2 Mar
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at 42 Creffield Road, Colchester CO3 3HY. Colchester has handled 66 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 5 January 2026 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. In the past year there have been 50 applications across New Town & Christ Church. 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 3HY
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Colchester

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 January 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Liam McKarry
Statutory period
56 days

Appeal

Appeal result
l

Additional information

UPRN
100090447379

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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