Grass Verge Outside 48 East Street Tollesbury Essex Data via plota.co.uk

26/00542/TCA - Tree in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T1 - Purple leaved plum - Reduce by up to 3m, T2 - Purple leaved plum - Reduce by 1m to previous points Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
5 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
6 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 16 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Conservation area 50 m away: Tollesbury; Inside the Tollesbury 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
Maldon
Application type
Tree in Conservation Area
Postcode
CM9 8QQ
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Ward
Tollesbury
Parish
Tollesbury East
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Allowed To Proceed
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 42 days. Approved, as 92% of tree and landscaping works here are.

94%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
101decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 16 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15136252
Planning Portal ref
PP-15136252
Consultation
6 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Maldon
Planning Authority Score
3/10
Poor
#236 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Maldon is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #204 out of 296. 53% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Maldon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #173 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #176 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #204 of 296
53%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #242 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
66 decided (1-9 homes)
45%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
11 decided
444
Total decisions
59 refused in the year to March 2026