St Marys Church The Green Great Bentley Essex CO7 8QG Data via plota.co.uk

26/01418/WTREX - Works to Trees Exception Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

An exception to the normal requirement to serve a section 211 Notice on the local planning authority as set out in Section 15 (1) (a) (i) of the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation) (England) Regulations 2012. To fell a dead beech tree in a potentially dangerous condition. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Sept 2026
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Validated
9 Sept 2026
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Approved
9 Sept 2026

Approved on 9 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Tree location plan - rec'd 09.09.2026 Drawing · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form - rec'd 09.09.2026 Application Form · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Grade I listed: Church of St Mary
List entry 1306652 · 17 m away · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade II)
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 ↗
Great Bentley 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.
Public footpath 28 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Inside the Great Bentley built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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. 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
Tendring
Application type
Works to Trees Exception
Postcode
CO7 8QG
Received
8 Sept 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
The Bentleys & Frating
Parish
Great Bentley Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval - Full
Decision date
9 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 0 days from validation, 29 days faster than Tendring's median of 29 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
286decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Approved
All trees overhanging Pond House - Reduce crown by 30%. Lift lower branches and sever Ivy…
20/00876/TCA
2020 Approved
All trees overhanging Pond House - Reduce crown by 30%. Lift lower branches and sever Ivy…
20/00876/TCA
2018 Withdrawn
Single storey extension to the later hall addition to form a new office.
18/01056/LBC
2018 Withdrawn
Single storey extension to the later hall addition to form a new office.
18/01055/FUL
2018 Approved
1 No. Conifer/Cypress - Reduce height by 3m, remove dead branch.
18/01152/TCA
2017 Approved
1 No. Oak - adjacent church hall - reduce branches over building to give 2-3 m clearance…
17/01737/TCA
2017 Approved
1 No. Oak - adjacent church hall - reduce branches over building to give 2-3 m clearance…
17/01737/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Opposite The Old Rectory The Green Great Bentley Essex CO7 8PW
Intention to install fixed line broadband apparatus.
25/01625/TELLIC
2024 Approved
Palfreymans Cottage The Green Great Bentley Essex CO7 8QG
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - T1 Pear Tree - Reduce and re-shape by 2.5mtrs…
24/01142/TCA
2024 Approved
Palfreymans Cottage The Green Great Bentley Essex CO7 8QG
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - T1 Pear Tree - Reduce and re-shape by 2.5mtrs…
24/01142/TCA
2024 Approved
Brothock House The Green Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8QG
All trees to be given a pollard.
24/00100/WTPO
2024 Approved
Brothock House The Green Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8QG
All trees to be given a pollard.
24/00100/WTPO
2023 Approved
The Old Rectory The Green Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8QG
Erection of two bay cartlodge.
23/01653/FULHH
2023 Approved
The Old Rectory The Green Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8QG
Erection of two bay cartlodge.
23/01653/FULHH
2023 Refused
The Old Rectory The Green Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8QG
Proposed erection of two bay cartlodge.
23/00695/FULHH
2023 Refused
The Old Rectory The Green Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8QG
Proposed erection of two bay cartlodge.
23/00695/FULHH
2023 Approved
The Old Rectory The Green Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8QG
1 No. Honey Locust - remove.
23/00583/TCA
2023 Approved
The Old Rectory The Green Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8QG
1 No. Honey Locust - remove.
23/00583/TCA
2021 Approved
Brothock House The Green Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8QG
Remove 1 Sycamore in Courtyard.
21/00495/TCA
2020 Approved
The Old Rectory The Green Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8QG
1 False Acacia - trim overhanging trunks
20/01354/TCA
2020 Approved
The Old Rectory The Green Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8QG
1 False Acacia - trim overhanging trunks
20/01354/TCA
2020 Approved
Brothock House The Green Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8QG
1 Pine - Reduce or take down.
20/01077/TPO
2020 Approved
Brothock House The Green Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8QG
1 Sycamore in back garden - reduce by 50%. 1 Sycamore on left hand side - reduce and face…
20/01076/TCA
2020 Approved
Brothock House The Green Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8QG
1 Pine - Reduce or take down.
20/01077/TPO
2020 Approved
Brothock House The Green Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8QG
1 Sycamore in back garden - reduce by 50%. 1 Sycamore on left hand side - reduce and face…
20/01076/TCA
2020 Approved
The Old Rectory The Green Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8QG
Proposed widening of existing gate opening.
20/00765/LBC
2020 Approved
The Old Rectory The Green Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8QG
Proposed widening of existing gate opening.
20/00765/LBC
2017 Approved
The Old Rectory The Green Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8QG
Group of Beech trees on rear boundary - reduce by approximately 25%, both side of the tre…
17/02058/TCA
2016 Approved
Great Bentley Hall The Green Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8QG
T1 Yew - remove. T2 - reduce by 50%. T3, T4 - reduce by 25% and clear lines and road. T5…
16/01973/TCA
2016 Approved
The Old Rectory The Green Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8QG
1 No. Acacia - roadside - cut back branches overhanging road
16/01510/TPO
2016 Approved
The Old Rectory The Green Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8QG
1 No. Gleditsia - reduce by 35%. 1 No. Spruce - fell. 1 No. Acacia - adjacent neighbours…
16/01512/TCA
2016 Approved
Palfreymans The Green Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8QG
Proposed shed.
16/01024/FUL
Tendring
Planning Authority Score
6.8/10
Good
#70 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Tendring is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #40 out of 296. Only 26% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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Tendring decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #212 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #211 of 296
80%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #40 of 296
26%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #38 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
114 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
49 decided
837
Total decisions
127 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings