2 Frog Meadow, Brook Street, Dedham Colchester CO7 6AD Data via plota.co.uk

252392 - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Application Valid
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Ash leaf maple - Reduce crown by 1.5 metres. T2 - Willow - Reduce crown back to boundary line. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Nov 2025
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Validated
7 Nov 2025
Decision
Target date was 2 Jan 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 6 Nov 2026; it is now day 364.

Documents

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Site constraints 10

Dedham Vale National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Dedham 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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Public footpath 25 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Protected tree 11 m away: Ash (Fraxinus spp), order 06/99
Named in a tree preservation order: work to it, its roots included, needs the council's consent first.
Root protection areas reach up to 15 m from a large tree, so an extension or new foundations this close usually needs a tree survey. Only some councils publish their single trees, and a position can be approximate: the order at the council is the definitive record, and no tree shown is not proof there is none.
Tree record ↗
10 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Limes Guest House, Grade II, 60 m away · 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 6 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
Flood defence 8 m away (natural high ground); Inside the Dedham built-up area; 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 2 November 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £440,000 in April 2015. Semi-detached house, freehold.

7 April 2015£440,000
17 April 2002£250,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area150 m² (1,615 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (63 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Colchester
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
CO7 6AD
Received
6 Nov 2025
Validated
7 Nov 2025
Ward
Rural North
Parish
Dedham
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Jan 2026
Applicant
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Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 364, past the statutory target. 97% of tree works in Colchester are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 1 Nov 2026.

Day 364308 days past the 56-day target
87%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
89,189decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree works decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent tree works in Colchester to go on. Colchester decision record →

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2016 Approved
Application to discharge conditions 4 & 5 of application no. 152374
161082
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Ryton, Brook Street, Dedham Colchester CO7 6AD
Rear extension and alterations
251979
2025
Dedham Hall, Dedham Hall, Brook Street, Dedham Colchester CO7 6AD
T1 Walnut, dead, fell T2 Ash dead, fell T3 Willow, rotten at the base, hollow trunk. Poll…
252067
2025 Refused
Playing Field, Brook Street, Dedham Essex CO7 6AD
Installation of eight floodlights to outdoor tennis court
250230
2024 Approved
Mortimer House, Brook Street, Dedham Essex CO7 6AD
taking out existing door and window on rear elevation and replacing with bi-fold boors in…
242342
2024 Approved
Mortimer House, Brook Street, Dedham Essex CO7 6AD
taking out existing door and window on rear elevation and replacing with bi-fold boors in…
242342
2024
6 Frog Meadow, Brook Street, Dedham Essex CO7 6AD
T1 - Winter Flowering Cherry Tree - Rear Garden - Tree is approx. 5m high, and cannot be…
241200
2024
6 Frog Meadow, Brook Street, Dedham Essex CO7 6AD
T1 - Winter Flowering Cherry Tree - Rear Garden - Tree is approx. 5m high, and cannot be…
241200
2024
3 Brook Cottages, Brook Street, Dedham Essex CO7 6AD
Plum leaved crab apple tree - deadwood and selective prune as well as removing lowest lim…
240963
2024
3 Brook Cottages, Brook Street, Dedham Essex CO7 6AD
Plum leaved crab apple tree - deadwood and selective prune as well as removing lowest lim…
240963
2023
Dedham Hall, Dedham Hall, Brook Street, Dedham Colchester CO7 6AD
T1 large conifer with large section fallen away from trunk on to neighbouring barn roof (…
232535
2023
Dedham Hall, Dedham Hall, Brook Street, Dedham Colchester CO7 6AD
T1 large conifer with large section fallen away from trunk on to neighbouring barn roof (…
232535
2023 Approved
5 Frog Meadow, Brook Street, Dedham Colchester CO7 6AD
Internal and External Alterations - see design and access statement description
230261
2023 Approved
5 Frog Meadow, Brook Street, Dedham Colchester CO7 6AD
Internal and External Alterations - see design and access statement description
230261
2022 Approved
1 Frog Meadow, Brook Street, Dedham Essex CO7 6AD
Replacement of entrance bridge to the property from Brook Street, which was constructed i…
222163
2022 Approved
1 Frog Meadow, Brook Street, Dedham Essex CO7 6AD
Replacement of entrance bridge to the property from Brook Street, which was constructed i…
222163
2022
1 Frog Meadow, Brook Street, Dedham Essex CO7 6AD
Front beech reduce by up to 4m to reduce off house. Cotoneaster reduceby up to 2.5m but d…
222121
2022
1 Frog Meadow, Brook Street, Dedham Essex CO7 6AD
Front beech reduce by up to 4m to reduce off house. Cotoneaster reduceby up to 2.5m but d…
222121
2021 Approved
Limetree House, Brook Street, Dedham Colchester CO7 6AD
Erection of garden pavilion outbuilding and associated landscaping
212997
2021
The Manse, West Of Congregational Chapel, Lindsay House, Brook Street, Dedham CO7 6AD
Holly in the corner crown reduce by 2m and shape, crown lift by 2.5m from floor. 2x group…
213026
2021 Approved
4 Frog Meadow, Brook Street, Dedham CO7 6AD
Proposed rear extension to existing property
211929
2017
3 Brook Cottages, Brook Street, Dedham CO7 6AD
Fell yew tree but leave stump at 0.9metres high.
170773
2017
3 Brook Cottages, Brook Street, Dedham CO7 6AD
Fell yew tree but leave stump at 0.9metres high.
170773
2016 Refused
The Walden, Brook Street, Dedham Colchester CO7 6AD
Proposed balcony
161518
2016
3 Brook Cottage, Brook Street, Dedham Colchester CO7 6AD
To crown lift yew tree in the garden and to re-trim the new growth back to its original v…
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Brook House, Brook Cottages, Brook Street, Dedham Colchester CO7 6AD
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Colchester
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#91 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Colchester is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #43 out of 296. Only 27% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Colchester is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 84% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Colchester decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #245 of 296
84%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #255 of 296
79%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #43 of 296
27%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #39 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
69 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
89 decided
1,074
Total decisions
188 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.