9 Boreham Road Great Leighs Chelmsford CM3 1NH Data via plota.co.uk

26/05047/TPO Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

X1 Monterey Cypress - Reduce height by 3m and sides by 0.5m. Reason: To keep it in line with other trees on the property and to stop overhanging of cables, the adjacent road and neighbouring properties. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Feb 2026
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Approved
30 Mar 2026

Approved on 30 Mar 2026 · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 4

National infrastructure project about 871 m away: Norwich to Tilbury
The site is about 871 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
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Great Leighs 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 1NH
Received
19 Feb 2026
Validated
19 Feb 2026
Target decision
16 Apr 2026
Decision date
30 Mar 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, about the council's usual 38 days. 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-14717192
Planning Portal ref
PP-14717192
Comments by
20 Mar 2026

Historical activity at this location

16 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
G1Oak - Reduce by up to 2.5m to good growth points to maintain the natural shape of the t…
25/05294/TPO
2025 Approved
G1 (T2 & T6) Oak - Installation of root barrier. Reason: To stop the influence of the tre…
25/05266/TPO
2023 Approved
G1 Field Maple x1 (T1 on map) - Crown reduction overall canopy by 3m-4m to achieve a crow…
23/05045/TPO
2023 Approved
G1 Field Maple x1 (T1 on map) - Crown reduction overall canopy by 3m-4m to achieve a crow…
23/05045/TPO
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
5 Bolingbroke Close Great Leighs Chelmsford CM3 1NZ
Two storey front porch extension.
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
Garden Cottage Coopers Lane Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex CM3 1NG
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2021 Approved
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Replacement dwelling
21/01754/FUL
2019 Approved
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Single storey front extension
19/01716/FUL
2019 Approved
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Single storey front extension
19/01716/FUL
2019 Approved
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19/00215/FUL
2018 Approved
2 Chatley Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex CM3 1NU
Use of the annexe as a self contained dwelling house (use class C3)
18/01291/CLEUD
2018 Approved
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2018 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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