Adjacent Barnston AFC High Easter Road Barnston Essex Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/26/0054/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

Trim and cut back all overhanging branches above the huts and remove any lower branches of 2no. Oak trees. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Jan 2026
✓
Approved
30 Jan 2026

Approved on 30 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Inside the Barnston (Uttlesford) built-up area; Tree preservation order 24 m away: 19 Individual Trees, 1 Group; 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 listed building 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.

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Important details

Council
Uttlesford
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
CM6 1LZ
Received
9 Jan 2026
Validated
9 Jan 2026
Ward
Great Dunmow South And Barnston
Parish
Barnston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Mar 2026
Decision
Tree Granted
Decision date
30 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Pressureworx LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 21 days from validation, about the council's usual 23 days. 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-14605311
Planning Portal ref
PP-14605311
Statutory expiry
6 Mar 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