Land Adjacent 1 Hatchfields Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex Data via plota.co.uk

26/05623/CAT Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Horse Chestnut - Reduce by approximately 2m, back to 2021 pollard points. Reason - Tree is in close proximity to 1 Hatchfields, concerns of potential significant damage to this property. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Mar 2026
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Approved
15 Apr 2026

Approved on 15 Apr 2026 · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 6

National infrastructure project about 522 m away: Norwich to Tilbury
The site is about 522 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, examination closed, recommendation due.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 129 m away: Langleys; Conservation area about 58 m away: Great Waltham Conservation Area; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Great Waltham built-up area; 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 · Not green belt · 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, 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.

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Important details

Council
Chelmsford
Postcode
CM3 1AJ
Received
25 Mar 2026
Validated
25 Mar 2026
Target decision
6 May 2026
Decision date
15 Apr 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 21 days from validation, 17 days faster than Chelmsford's median of 38 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 92% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
254decided 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14794330
Planning Portal ref
PP-14794330
Comments by
9 Apr 2026

Historical activity at this location

17 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
31 Hatchfields Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1AJ
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25/01473/FUL
2025 Approved
6 Ray Mead Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1AN
Proposed single storey front extension.
25/01118/FUL
2025 Approved
6 Ray Mead Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1AN
Ground Floor front extension and alterations
25/00489/FUL
2024 Approved
8 Hatchfields Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1AJ
Install Window to Second Floor to rear
24/01350/CLOPUD
2024 Approved
8 Hatchfields Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1AJ
Install Window to Second Floor to rear
24/01350/CLOPUD
2023 Approved
10 Ray Mead Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1AN
Construction of single storey rear extension with pitched roof, 3.510m wide x 3.000m deep…
23/00685/CLOPUD
2023 Approved
10 Ray Mead Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1AN
Construction of single storey rear extension with pitched roof, 3.510m wide x 3.000m deep…
23/00685/CLOPUD
2023 Approved
13 Ray Mead Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1AN
Single storey rear extension with addition of roof lights.
23/00505/FUL
2023 Approved
13 Ray Mead Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1AN
Single storey rear extension with addition of roof lights.
23/00505/FUL
2021 Refused
10 Bakers Mead Great Waltham Chelmsford CM3 1AL
Replacement of existing conservatory.
21/02311/FUL
2021
3 Upper Moors Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1RB
Proposed removal of existing conservatory and the erection of a single storey side/rear e…
21/00626/FUL
2020 Refused
25 Ray Mead Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1AN
Part single storey and part two storey rear extension. Two storey front extension.
20/01097/FUL
2020 Approved
41 Hatchfields Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1AJ
Loft conversion with rear dormer and 3No. roof windows to front elevation.
20/00612/CLOPUD
2020 Approved
41 Hatchfields Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1AJ
Loft conversion with rear dormer and 3No. roof windows to front elevation.
20/00612/CLOPUD
2018 Approved
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The conversion of the existing loft with rear facing dormer window and the insertion of r…
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2017 Approved
10 Dickeymoors Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1DD
Single storey rear extension and loft conversion
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2017 Approved
10 Dickeymoors Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1DD
Single storey rear extension and loft conversion
17/00673/CLOPUD
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