Bouchiers Hall, Kelvedon Road, Messing Colchester CO5 9TW
Proposal
T1 Ash - Repeat historic coppice and reduce to a height of 1m. T2 Horse Chestnut - Reduce by a third to reduce sail affect of the canopy and balance overall form of the tree. T3 Horse Chestnut - Reduce crown down to the main fork joint to balance t
- Received
- 7 September 2026
- Council
- Colchester City Council
- ReceivedSubmitted7 Sep
- ValidatedValidated7 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application at Bouchiers Hall, Kelvedon Road, Messing Colchester CO5 9TW. Colchester has handled 28 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 10 days. It was submitted on 7 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Messing conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across Marks Tey & Layer. We hold 1,545 applications in total for the CO5 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: MessingPart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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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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© 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.
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A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 7.0 miColchesterRICS Regulated
- 9.4 miColchesterRTPI
- 9.5 miColchesterRTPI
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
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