Foxgloves The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4SA Data via plota.co.uk

26/05188/TPO Pending Consideration
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

W1 - Oak (Marked T1) - Fell - Reason: damage to the buttress and roots, and suspected honey fungus present, in falling distance of the garage. (Area marked H1 ) Sweet Chestnuts x3 - Fell - Reason: dead; Example shown in image 1. Sweet Chestnut - Fell - Reason: In decline and braced by hornbeam Silver Birch - Fell - Reason: dead; Cherry x2 - Fell - Reason: dead; Oaks - Remove significant dead wood Sweet Chestnut - Reduce the east facing dead top by 4m to below the overhead lines and retain the stem at approx 2m - Reason: In decline Hornbeam - Remove failed split stem Holly (group) - Thin group to the south-east of the property - Reason: To allow individual stems to thrive. (Area marked G1) - Sweet Chestnut - Fell - Reason: dead; (Area marked G2) - Sweet Chestnuts x4 - Fell - Reason: dead; Sweet chestnuts x2 - Reduce by 3m to 6m, retaining the living parts of the trees where practical - Reason: In decline and dead above approximately 6m; Sweet chestnut - Remove west facing limb - Reason: In decline, dead limb. Sweet chestnut - Fell - Reason: dead Oak - Remove dead limb extending west - Reason: The ground is used for cricket and by a local primary school for drop-off and collection. Holly x10 - Fell - Reason: dead; Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Nov 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Thatched Cottage, Grade II, about 47 m from the postcode pin
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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
SSSI about 235 m away: Woodham Walter Common SSSI; Inside the Danbury built-up area; Priority habitat about 32 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 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 February 2007. Detached house, freehold.

26 February 2007£550,000

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 4SA
Received
15 Sept 2026
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Target decision
10 Nov 2026

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. Chelmsford usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 39.

Day 2432 days to the 56-day target
98%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
231decided 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

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 19 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15199656
Planning Portal ref
PP-15199656
Comments by
10 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Single storey rear extension and conversion of existing outbuilding to residential annexe
23/01868/FUL
2023 Approved
Single storey rear extension and conversion of existing outbuilding to residential annexe
23/01868/FUL
2023 Refused
Single Storey Rear Extension to Outbuilding.
23/01490/CLOPUD
2023 Refused
Single Storey Rear Extension to Outbuilding.
23/01490/CLOPUD
2016 Approved
W1 - 3 x Holly and Twin Stem Poplar - rear garden of Foxgloves - fell to ground level as…
16/05051/TPO
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Decided
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2024 Decided
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24/05128/TPO
2021
The Thatched Cottage The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford CM3 4SA
1x Oak (Labelled on map as T1) / 3x Hornbeams (Labelled on map as G1) - Front of property…
21/05074/TPO
2018 Approved
The Thatched Cottage The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford CM3 4SA
T1 - Magnolia - Front garden - Fell - Reason: Endangering the thatched roof of the cottag…
18/05224/TPO
2017 Approved
The Thatched Cottage The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford CM3 4SA
Garage conversion, with single storey side extension, and new build timber frame pool she…
17/01741/FUL
2017 Approved
The Thatched Cottage The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford CM3 4SA
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2017 Approved
Applegate The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4SA
Single storey rear extension, including lantern roof light.
17/00431/CLOPUD
2017 Approved
Applegate The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4SA
Single storey rear extension, including lantern roof light.
17/00431/CLOPUD
2017 Approved
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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%).

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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

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