Mortimers 1 Church View Church Street Dunmow CM6 2EY Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/26/1120/TCA - Tree Works Notification Approved

Proposal

Reduce height of 1 no. Silver Birch in SW corner from approx. 50 feet to approx. 25 feet. Tree is within 3 ft of a neighbours 10 ft high wall and has already severely damaged a low retaining wall. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 May 2026
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Consultation
11 May 2026
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Approved
29 Jun 2026

Approved on 29 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

Church End Great Dunmow 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.
Article 4 direction
Multiple Addresses in Great Dunmow Order 1995 as amended. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
19 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 34, Church Street, Grade II, about 18 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 14 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
Scheduled monument about 170 m away: Square and circular barrows 260m south east of Parsonage Farm; Inside the Great Dunmow built-up area; Tree preservation order about 26 m away: 125 Individual Trees, 11 Areas; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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

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 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 4

Last sold for £685,000 in November 2024. Detached house, freehold.

29 November 2024£685,000
28 October 2016£472,500
4 March 2004£271,000
16 June 1995£100,000New build

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

Building

Floor area131 m² (1,410 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (67 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, mains gas, Boiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 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
Uttlesford
Application type
Tree Works Notification
Postcode
CM6 2EY
Received
11 May 2026
Validated
11 May 2026
Ward
Great Dunmow North
Parish
Great Dunmow
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Jun 2026
Decision
Tree No Objections
Decision date
29 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 26 days slower than Uttlesford's median of 23 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

94%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
232decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14922865
Planning Portal ref
PP-14922865
Consultation
11 May 2026
Comments by
1 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Uttlesford
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#95 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Uttlesford is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #31 out of 296. Only 25% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Uttlesford is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 82% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Uttlesford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
77%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #280 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #272 of 296
82%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #31 of 296
25%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #33 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
276 decided (1-9 homes)
87%
Major dwellings approved
23 decided (10+ homes)
64%
Change of use approved
28 decided
1,247
Total decisions
288 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.