Church House 5 High Road Orsett Essex RM16 3ER Data via plota.co.uk

26/00419/TPOCA - Application TPO Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T1 Wild Cherry Prunus Avium. Reduce by 30% in accordance with good arboricultural practice T2 European Beech Fagus Sylvatica. Reduce by 30% to prevent leaning in accordance with good aboricultural practice. T3 Leylandii Leyland Cypress. Reduce by 30% in accordance with good aboricultural practice. T4 Leylandii Leyland cypress. Plan to remove over 24 month period. Reduce by 30% initially and within 24 months remove grinding out stump. T5 Leylandii Leyland cypress. Plan to remove over 24 month period. Reduce by 30% initially and within 24 months remove grinding out stump. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Apr 2026
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Approved
28 May 2026

Approved on 28 May 2026 · Chief Planning Officer Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 29 and 31, High Road, Grade II, about 11 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 10 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 ↗
Orsett conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
National infrastructure project about 247 m away: Lower Thames Crossing
The site is about 247 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Norwich to Tilbury (examination closed, recommendation due, about 1219 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Orsett built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 1

Last sold for £790,000 in October 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

14 October 2025£790,000

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

Building

Floor area229 m² (2,465 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (56 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 9 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, partial insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2023, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Thurrock
Application type
Application TPO Conservation Area
Postcode
RM16 3ER
Received
16 Apr 2026
Validated
16 Apr 2026
Ward
OLD Orsett
Case officer
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Target decision
28 May 2026
Decision
Works to CA trees - No Objection
Decision date
28 May 2026
Decision level
Chief Planning Officer Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 7 days faster than Thurrock's median of 49 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
38decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
18 May 2026
Site or press notice
30 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
28 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Thurrock
Planning Authority Score
6/10
Average
#104 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Thurrock is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #25 out of 296. Thurrock is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

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
Thurrock decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #252 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #271 of 296
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #25 of 296
31%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #62 of 296
65%
Minor dwellings approved
74 decided (1-9 homes)
43%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
43 decided
671
Total decisions
124 refused in the year to March 2026

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

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.