Oak House Mill Lane Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4SB Data via plota.co.uk

26/05055/TPO Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

G1 x1 Oak (Marked T1 on map) - Fell. Reason: Tree showing signs of decline, safety risk. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Apr 2026
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Approved
14 May 2026

Approved on 14 May 2026 · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Monks Garden, Grade II, 47 m away · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
SSSI 347 m away: Woodham Walter Common SSSI; Inside the Danbury built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £1,950,000 in January 2026. Detached house, freehold.

30 January 2026£1,950,000
29 November 2013£1,125,000
23 February 2004£690,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area393 m² (4,230 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (75 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 10 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler with radiators and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, partial insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Chelmsford
Postcode
CM3 4SB
Received
8 Apr 2026
Validated
8 Apr 2026
Target decision
3 Jun 2026
Decision date
14 May 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, about the council's usual 38 days. Approved, as 92% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
254decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Chelmsford in the last twelve months, from validation. Chelmsford decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14753484
Planning Portal ref
PP-14753484
Comments by
8 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

5 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Approved
Loft conversion with Hip to Gable Extension and Two Dormers
19/01207/CLOPUD
2019 Approved
Loft conversion with Hip to Gable Extension and Two Dormers
19/01207/CLOPUD
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved
Oak House Mill Lane Little Baddow Chelmsford CM3 4SB
Oak (5) - Fell - Reason: Evidence of dead branches, not growing; Oak (7) - Fell - Reason…
19/05119/TPO
2019 Approved
Oak House Mill Lane Little Baddow Chelmsford CM3 4SB
Oak (5) - Fell - Reason: Evidence of dead branches, not growing; Oak (7) - Fell - Reason…
19/05119/TPO
2016 Approved
Sweeps Hill Spring Elms Lane Little Baddow Chelmsford CM3 4SE
Condition 4 - samples of materials, Condition 5 - (i) details of finished levels and (ii)…
15/02115/DOC/1
Chelmsford
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#45 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Chelmsford is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #23 out of 296. Only 21% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Chelmsford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #167 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #188 of 296
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #23 of 296
21%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #19 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
164 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
52 decided
1,304
Total decisions
168 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.