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Lascelles, Matching Green, Matching, Harlow, CM17 0PT

EPF/1025/26Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation areaAwaiting decision
Prior approval
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Matching Green Conservation Area T1-T3: Field Maple - Crown reduce to previous points. T4: Red Oak - Crown reduce by up to 30%.

Received
26 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Rural East
  1. Received26 May
  2. Validated26 May
  3. Consult.17 Jun
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Lascelles, Matching Green, Matching, Harlow, CM17 0PT. Epping Forest has handled 498 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 26 May 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Matching Green conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 163 applications across Rural East. We hold 401 applications in total for the CM17 postcode area.

95% of trees applications at Epping Forest District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CM17 0PT
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Matching

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 May 2026
Consultation expiry
17 June 2026
Consultation end
17 June 2026

Additional information

Documents
2

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: Matching Green
  • Listed building: Grade II: Cherry Tree CottagesOn or next to this site
  • Green belt: Epping Forest
  • 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.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, 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: Epping Forest

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