Land Rear Of 7 - 11 Market Place Ingatestone Essex CM4 0BY Data via plota.co.uk

25/01443/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

T1-3 Horse chestnut - Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree back to previous pruning points an estimated reduction of up to 2m. T4 Sycamore - Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 2.5m. To maintain the trees size and impact on neighbouring properties Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 17 Dec 2025
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Approved
6 Feb 2026

Approved on 6 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decisions · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Ingatestone, High Street 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 ↗
18 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 18 AND 20, MARKET PLACE (See details for further address information), Grade II, 33 m away · 1 Grade II*, 17 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
National infrastructure project 1221 m away: Norwich to Tilbury; Inside the Ingatestone built-up area; Flood defence 46 m away (natural high ground); 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Brentwood
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
CM4 0BY
Received
around 17 Dec 2025
Validated
17 Dec 2025
Ward
Ingatestone, Fryerning And Mountnessing
Parish
Ingatestone & Fryerning
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Feb 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
6 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decisions
Applicant
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Agent
Prince Arboriculture ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, about the council's usual 48 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
119decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

35 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14574213
Planning Portal ref
PP-14574213
Comments by
16 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No
Brentwood
Planning Authority Score
0.9/10
Poor
#294 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Brentwood is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #278 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 68% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (85%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Brentwood decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #234 of 296
85%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #248 of 296
35%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #278 of 296
68%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #283 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
97 decided (1-9 homes)
64%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
19 decided
717
Total decisions
124 refused in the year to March 2026