Ostara House, 193 Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 4BH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 Prunes Reduce the crown by 1-2meters to clear away from building T2 Yew Reduce the crown by 1-2meters T3 Prunes Reduce the crown by 1-2meters Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 24 Oct 2026 and 31 Oct 2026, from recent tree works across the UK.
Site constraints 7
Show all 13 with distances
- 13 m197, Lexden RoadGrade II
- 16 m191, Lexden RoadGrade II
- 28 mDrinking FountainGrade II
- 58 m205 and 207, Lexden RoadGrade II
- 59 m108 and 110, Lexden RoadGrade II
- 60 m187, Lexden RoadGrade II
- 71 mTHE SUN INNGrade II
- 78 mChurch of St LeonardGrade II
- 84 m185, Lexden RoadGrade II
- 85 mK6 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to the Sun Public HouseGrade II
- 87 m213, Lexden RoadGrade II
- 129 mHill HouseGrade II
- 132 mGlebe HouseGrade II
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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 £550,000 in December 2019. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2012, 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
- CO3 4BH
- Received
- 22 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 22 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Lexden & Braiswick
- Parish
- Colchester
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Nov 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 17 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide tree works by day 36.
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
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
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.
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