18 Winckford Close Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3NU Data via plota.co.uk

26/05668/CAT Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Lime - Fell to ground level. Reason: Trunk is rotten and hollow. High risk tree will fall onto house or cars. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Aug 2026
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Approved
22 Sept 2026

Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 6

Little Waltham Conservation Area 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 ↗
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 ↗
National infrastructure project about 344 m away: Norwich to Tilbury
The site is about 344 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, examination closed, recommendation due. Also within 2 km: Longfield Solar Farm (decided, about 985 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Little Waltham 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 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, 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £325,000 in November 1998. Detached house, freehold.

27 November 1998£325,000

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

Building

Floor area300 m² (3,229 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (51 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 11 habitable rooms
Built1996 to 2002
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2015, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Chelmsford
Postcode
CM3 3NU
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Decision date
22 Sept 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, about the council's usual 38 days. Approved, as 92% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
254decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15155444
Planning Portal ref
PP-15155444
Comments by
18 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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Chelmsford
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#45 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Chelmsford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #167 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #188 of 296
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #23 of 296
21%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #19 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
164 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
52 decided
1,304
Total decisions
168 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.

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.