Tolcraft 104 Basin Road Heybridge Basin Maldon Essex CM9 4RS Data via plota.co.uk

26/00387/WTPO - Works to Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

(TPO ) T1 - Horse Chesnut - Crown Reduction by up to 2.5m back to previous pruning points. Remove deadwood within the canopy. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jun 2026
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Validated
9 Jun 2026
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Consultation
16 Jun 2026
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Approved
4 Aug 2026

Approved on 4 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 4 Aug 2026

Site constraints 8

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Heybridge Basin conservation area
Also Heybridge Basin. 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.
Special protection area 96 m away: Blackwater Estuary (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 4)
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 96 m away: Blackwater Estuary SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
5 listed buildings within 150 m; Flood defence 29 m away (natural high ground); Inside the Heybridge Basin built-up area.
Not affected
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
Maldon
Application type
Works to Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
CM9 4RS
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
9 Jun 2026
Ward
Heybridge East
Parish
Heybridge Basin
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Aug 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
4 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 14 days slower than Maldon's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. 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 4 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14993571
Planning Portal ref
PP-14993571
Consultation
16 Jun 2026
Comments by
15 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
24 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Maldon
Planning Authority Score
3/10
Poor
#236 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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

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