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Open Space Lukins Drive Dunmow

UTT/25/3444/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 9 April 2026

Council decision: Tree GrantedPlanning committee

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Crown reduction of 1no. Oak tree by 2.5m where over extended towards neighbours and removal of major deadwood

Received
23 December 2025
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Great Dunmow South And Barnston
  1. Received23 Dec
  2. Validated21 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target18 Mar
  5. Decided9 Apr

Decided in 78 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Open Space Lukins Drive Dunmow. Uttlesford has handled 389 applications of this type. This one was decided in 107 days, 8 weeks longer than Uttlesford's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 94 applications across Great Dunmow South And Barnston.

98% of trees applications at Uttlesford District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Great Dunmow

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 January 2026
Target decision date
18 March 2026
Committee meeting
8 April 2026
Permission expires
9 April 2028

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1/78/48-714Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

Source: Uttlesford

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