The Old Vicarage, Chappel Road, Great Tey Colchester CO6 1JQ Data via plota.co.uk

260307 - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Application Valid

Proposal

Fell Holly to stop damage to neighbours wall Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
23 Feb 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Apr 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 228.

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: The Old Vicarage
List entry 1223178 · The pin is inside its outline · 9 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 8 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 ↗
Great Tey 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.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1088 m away: Norwich to Tilbury; Inside the Great Tey 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. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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 £930,000 in May 2024. Detached house, freehold.

30 May 2024£930,000

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

Building

Floor area204 m² (2,196 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (41 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Colchester
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
CO6 1JQ
Received
23 Feb 2026
Validated
23 Feb 2026
Ward
Rural North
Parish
Great Tey
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Apr 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 228, 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 4 Oct 2026.

Day 228172 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 →

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

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.