31 Rous Chase Galleywood Chelmsford Essex CM2 8QF Data via plota.co.uk

26/05159/TPO Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T14 Silver Birch (T14), front garden - crown lift to 3m, to provide clearance under the tree and over the driveway. Crown reduction of 1-1.5m to achieve clearance between canopy and dwelling and to help maintain the size of the tree Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Jul 2026
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Approved
28 Aug 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Last checked 4 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 5

Local nature reserve about 40 m away: Galleywood Common
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.
Also on the record
Inside the Galleywood built-up area; Green belt about 40 m away: London; Open access land about 39 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

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 3

Last sold for £621,500 in March 2021. Detached house, freehold.

11 March 2021£621,500
16 November 2007£414,000
9 December 1999£230,000

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

Building

Floor area154 m² (1,658 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (60 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2018, 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
Chelmsford
Postcode
CM2 8QF
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Decision date
28 Aug 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 32 days from validation, 7 days faster than Chelmsford's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 92% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
231decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Last counted 4 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15113550
Planning Portal ref
PP-15113550
Comments by
20 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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Chelmsford
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#45 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Chelmsford is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #23 out of 296. Only 21% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Chelmsford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #167 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #188 of 296
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #23 of 296
21%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #19 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
164 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
52 decided
1,304
Total decisions
168 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.

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.