20 Blythwood Gardens Stansted Essex CM24 8HQ Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/26/2595/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Awaiting decision

Proposal

1 no. dead Pine in rear garden - fell to ground level, 1 no. Holly in rear garden - reduce top by approx. 4 meters and strip out ivy, 1 no. Conifer in rear garden - reduce top by approx. 3-4m and strip out ivy. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 29 Oct 2026, from Uttlesford's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 9

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 7 listed buildings within 150 m; Scheduled monument 213 m away: Stansted windmill; Conservation area 68 m away: Stansted Mountfitchet; Tree preservation order 18 m away: All trees of whatever species; Inside the Stansted Mountfitchet built-up area; Green belt 23 m away: London; 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

Checked on 14 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
Uttlesford
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
CM24 8HQ
Received
9 Oct 2026
Validated
9 Oct 2026
Ward
Stansted North
Parish
Stansted
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Maskalls Tree Surgery

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Uttlesford usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 20.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
95%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
343decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15284182
Planning Portal ref
PP-15284182
Statutory expiry
4 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
Uttlesford
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#95 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Uttlesford is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #31 out of 296. Only 25% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Uttlesford is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 82% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Uttlesford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
77%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #280 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #272 of 296
82%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #31 of 296
25%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #33 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
276 decided (1-9 homes)
87%
Major dwellings approved
23 decided (10+ homes)
64%
Change of use approved
28 decided
1,247
Total decisions
288 refused in the year to March 2026

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