114 Tower Street Brightlingsea Colchester Essex CO7 0AN Data via plota.co.uk

26/00858/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - 1 Eucalyptus - Felling. 1 Ash - Felling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
3 Jun 2026
Approved
3 Jul 2026

Approved on 3 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Brightlingsea 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.
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 Brightlingsea built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Tendring
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
CO7 0AN
Received
3 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Brightlingsea
Parish
Brightlingsea Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Jul 2026
Decision
Approval - Full
Decision date
3 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, about the council's usual 29 days. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
177decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14984033
Env. assessment
No
Tendring
Planning Authority Score
6.8/10
Good
#70 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Tendring is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #40 out of 296. Only 26% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tendring decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #212 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #211 of 296
80%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #40 of 296
26%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #38 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
114 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
49 decided
837
Total decisions
127 refused in the year to March 2026