73 The Meadows Ingrave Essex CM13 3RW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00019/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

Removal of Silver Birch that is hollow at the base and leaning over the neighbours Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Jan 2026
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Approved
13 Feb 2026

Approved on 13 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decisions · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

Registered park or garden about 82 m away: Thorndon Hall
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 24 m away: Thorndon Park; Inside the Ingrave and Herongate built-up area; Green belt about 25 m away: London; Priority habitat about 25 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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.

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Important details

Council
Brentwood
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
CM13 3RW
Received
7 Jan 2026
Validated
7 Jan 2026
Ward
Herongate, Ingrave And West Horndon
Parish
Herongate & Ingrave
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Mar 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
13 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decisions
Applicant
Show
Agent
Gormans Tree Care & Garden Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, 11 days faster than Brentwood's median of 48 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
115decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14589857
Planning Portal ref
PP-14589857
Comments by
5 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Brentwood
Planning Authority Score
0.9/10
Poor
#294 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Brentwood is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #278 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 68% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (85%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Brentwood decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #234 of 296
85%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #248 of 296
35%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #278 of 296
68%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #283 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
97 decided (1-9 homes)
64%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
19 decided
717
Total decisions
124 refused in the year to March 2026