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Bonheur Summerhill Althorne Chelmsford Essex CM3 6BY

23/00093/WTPOWorks to Tree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 16 June 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1- Oak- reduce crown by up to 2.5m back to previous pruning points, crown lift to provide a 4m ground clearance and remove epicormic growth.

Received
1 February 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Althorne
  1. Received1 Feb
  2. Validated20 Mar
  3. Consult.27 Jun
  4. Target15 May
  5. Decided16 Jun

Decided in 88 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Bonheur Summerhill Althorne Chelmsford Essex CM3 6BY. Maldon has handled 322 applications of this type. This one was decided in 135 days, 11 weeks longer than Maldon's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 57 applications across Althorne. We hold 2,982 applications in total for the CM3 postcode area.

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

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Application details

Postcode
CM3 6BY
Application type
Works to Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Althorne

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 March 2023
Consultation start
6 June 2023
Last date for comments
27 June 2023
Target decision date
15 May 2023
Permission expires
16 June 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
2 Hall Cottages Hall Road Asheldham CM0 7JF

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11897846
Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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

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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2020
    14 Jan

    T1 Oak - trim by 2 metres.

    RefusedWorks to Tree Preservation Order20/00041/WTPO
  2. 2018
    10 Dec

    Erection of single detached garage to side/front of dwelling

    ApprovedHouseholder18/01464/HOUSE
  3. 2016
    27 Jun

    Conversion of existing bungalow into two storey dwelling, demolish existing garage and erect single storey…

    ApprovedHouseholder16/00733/HOUSE
  4. 2015
    14 Jul

    Install 'no dig' driveway within the root protection area of protected Oak tree growing in front garden.Erect…

    ApprovedWorks to Tree Preservation Order15/00784/WTPO
  5. 2015
    13 Jul

    Conversion of existing bungalow into two storey dwelling. Demolish existing garage and erect single storey…

    RefusedHouseholder15/00731/HOUSE
  6. 2015
    11 May

    TPO 7/96 T1 Oak - Reduce crown to previous pruning points and up to 30cm beyond previous points where needed…

    ApprovedWorks to Tree Preservation Order15/00528/WTPO

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