3 Connaught Drive South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex CM3 5LU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 - Silver Birch - Height reduction of up to 3m, remove up to 2m from the East side of the tree with up to 1m being removed to West and South sides of the tree to rebalance tree shape alleviate lean. Remove dead material throughout the tree. - Reason: Danger of limbs dropping Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 12 Oct 2026 · Last checked 13 Oct 2026
Site constraints 5
Checked on 6 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 £290,000 in June 2005. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Postcode
- CM3 5LU
- Received
- 26 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 26 Aug 2026
- Target decision
- 21 Oct 2026
- Decision date
- 12 Oct 2026
How this decision compares
Decided in 47 days from validation, 6 days slower than Chelmsford's median of 41 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 92% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Chelmsford in the last twelve months, from validation. Chelmsford decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 13 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15118301
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15118301
- Comments by
- 30 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
16 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Chelmsford is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #23 out of 296. Only 21% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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