Bell Cottage, High Road, Epping, CM16 4DQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Bell Common Conservation Area T1: Beech - Reduce lowest lateral branch at 2m from ground level by approximately 3m. T2 & T3: Lawson Cypress - Fell. T4: Cherry - Fell. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 28 Nov 2026 and 26 Dec 2026, from Epping Forest's recent tree and landscaping works.
Documents 2
Other documents 2
Site constraints 9
Checked on 16 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £995,000 in February 2020. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2019, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Epping Forest
- Application type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Postcode
- CM16 4DQ
- Received
- 15 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 15 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Epping West and Rural
- Parish
- Epping
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 26 Nov 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 4 of the 56-day target. Epping Forest usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 56.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Epping Forest in the last twelve months, from validation. Epping Forest decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 16 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 5 Nov 2026
Historical activity at this location
40 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Epping Forest ranks #114 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Epping Forest is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 76% approved vs 90% nationally.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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