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Middle Mill Cottage, 3-4 Middle Mill Road, Colchester CO1 1XL

261086Works to Trees in Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
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Proposal

T1 - The Pollarding of this bay tree to 4m it is too big for this location and vehicles entering castle park keep hitting it. Urgent T2 - The Felling of silver birch growing into the wall needs tobe felled to prevent more damage to the wall

Received
17 June 2026
Decision due
12 August 2026
Ward
Castle
  1. Received17 Jun
  2. Validated17 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target12 Aug
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Middle Mill Cottage, 3-4 Middle Mill Road, Colchester CO1 1XL. Colchester has handled 66 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 17 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Colchester Area 1 conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 78 applications across Castle. We hold 164 applications in total for the CO1 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
CO1 1XL
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Colchester

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 June 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Liam McKarry
Statutory period
56 days

Appeal

Appeal result
l

Additional information

UPRN
303001632

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Colchester Area 1
  • Listed building: Grade II: 3-5, Middle Mill RoadOn this site

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Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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.

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