45 Mulberry Green Harlow Essex CM17 0EY Data via plota.co.uk

HW/TP/26/10043 - Works To Trees in a Conservation Area Pending

Proposal

T1 - Horse chestnut - Crown reduction back to the previous pruning points 1.5-2 metres, leaving growing points. T2 - Lime - Re-pollard back to previous knuckles, removing 3 metres of growth. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
14 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 23 Oct 2026, from Harlow's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 8 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 6

Old Harlow conservation area
Also Old Harlow. 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
HMO - townwide. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
12 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Wall, Extending for 11 Bays, East of Number 30, Grade II, 26 m away · 2 Grade II*, 10 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
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Harlow built-up area; Open access land 36 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Harlow
Application type
Works To Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
CM17 0EY
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Gilden Park And Mulberry Green
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Arbtec Tree Services

Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. Harlow usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 39.

Day 2531 days to the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
37decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
17 Sept 2026
Consultation
16 Sept 2026
Comments by
8 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Harlow
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#196 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Harlow ranks #138 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Harlow is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 79% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 79% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Harlow decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #222 of 296
79%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #283 of 296
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #138 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #120 of 296
38%
Minor dwellings approved
8 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
20 decided
278
Total decisions
45 refused in the year to March 2026

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