Edmund Carr And Company 146 - 148 New London Road Chelmsford CM2 0AW Data via plota.co.uk

26/05141/CAT Approved

Proposal

x1 Lime - Back of the car park area - Reduce by up to 5m to re pollard back to previous pruning points. x1 Horse Chestnut - Back of the car park area - Reduce height by up to 5m. Reduce lateral branches by up to 3m to maintain size, balance and shape. x1 Horse Chestnut - Front of 148 New London Road - Reduce Height by up to 5m. Reduce lateral branches by up to 3m to maintain size, balance and shape. Reason: General Maintenance. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Jul 2026
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Approved
12 Aug 2026

Approved on 12 Aug 2026 · Last checked 13 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

Chelmsford New London Road Conservation Area 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.
Council document ↗
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Mason Villas, Grade II, about 48 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 371 m away: Marconi Ponds; Inside the Chelmsford built-up area.
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 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
CM2 0AW
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Target decision
25 Aug 2026
Decision date
12 Aug 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 9 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 →

Public comments

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Last counted 13 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15038368
Planning Portal ref
PP-15038368
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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