34 High Street, Rowhedge Colchester CO5 7ET Data via plota.co.uk

260667 - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Application Valid
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T2 Silver Birch Reduce heigh by 2.5m balance and shape. Remove lowest cut branch over neighbours garden back to main stem. Reduce pruned branch over neighbours garden back to main stem Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Jun 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 175.

Documents

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Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Colne View
List entry 1239646 · The pin is inside its outline · 10 more listed buildings within 150 m (10 Grade II)
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 ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Rowhedge 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.
Local nature reserve 110 m away: Colne
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 84 m away: Upper Colne Marshes SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Rowhedge built-up area; Priority habitat 32 m away: Mudflats.
Not affected
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 2

Last sold for £735,000 in October 2018. Detached house, freehold.

5 October 2018£735,000
26 October 2006£535,000

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

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Important details

Council
Colchester
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
CO5 7ET
Received
17 Apr 2026
Validated
17 Apr 2026
Ward
Old Heath & The Hythe
Parish
East Donyland
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Jun 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Kirsty Dukelow

Decision outlook

Day 175, past the statutory target. 98% of tree works in Colchester are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 175119 days past the 56-day target
89%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
63,811decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree works decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent tree works in Colchester to go on. Colchester decision record →

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Approved
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2019 Approved
Minor alterations to raise rear chimney stack and to paint joinery details on the front e…
191947
2019 Approved
Minor internal alterations including insertion of a new partition, new bathroom and kitch…
191007
2019 Approved
Minor internal alterations including insertion of a new partition, new bathroom and kitch…
191007
Within ~100m

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2022 Approved
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2021 Approved
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212934
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2021 Approved
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Proposed rear extension and front porch (revised plans)
210119
2020 Approved
75 High Street, Rowhedge Colchester CO5 7ET
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200633
2020 Approved
75 High Street, Rowhedge Colchester CO5 7ET
Proposed new porch to front
200633
2020
Rowhedge Wharf, High Street, Rowhedge Colchester CO5 7ET
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 4,6,7,8,9, 10,11,12,13,14,15,1…
200595
2020
Rowhedge Wharf, High Street, Rowhedge Colchester CO5 7ET
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 4,6,7,8,9, 10,11,12,13,14,15,1…
200595
2018 Approved
Rowhedge Wharf, High Street, Rowhedge CO5 7ET
Application to discharge condition 4 of planning permission 144693.
180289
2017
Rowhedge Wharf, High Street, Rowhedge Colchester CO5 7ET
Discharge of condition 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23,24, 25, 27, 28, 29…
170998
2017
Rowhedge Wharf, High Street, Rowhedge Colchester CO5 7ET
Discharge of condition 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23,24, 25, 27, 28, 29…
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Colchester
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#91 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Colchester is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #43 out of 296. Only 27% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Colchester is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 84% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Colchester decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #245 of 296
84%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #255 of 296
79%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #43 of 296
27%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #39 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
69 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
89 decided
1,074
Total decisions
188 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