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Barnards Farm, Halstead Road, Fordham Colchester CO6 3LL

261765Works to Trees in Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 - Conifer tree - reduce height by 2 meters and prune sides retaining green growth

Received
28 July 2026
Decision due
27 November 2026
Ward
Twyford, Ruscombe & Hurst
  1. Received28 Jul
  2. Validated28 Jul
  3. Consult.27 Aug
  4. Target27 Nov
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at Barnards Farm, Halstead Road, Fordham Colchester CO6 3LL. Colchester has handled 34 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 2 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Fordstreet conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Rural North. We hold 2,522 applications in total for the CO6 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
CO6 3LL
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Parish
St. Nicholas, Hurst

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 July 2026
Consultation end
27 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Tariq Bailey-Biggs

Additional information

UPRN
100091241190

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: Ford Street
  • Listed building: Grade II*: Barnards FarmhouseOn or next to this site
  • 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 (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.

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.

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