40 Mill Road Stock Ingatestone Chelmsford CM4 9LJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/05652/CAT Pending Consideration

Proposal

T1 - Horse chestnut - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 3m. Cut back low branches. Reason - to clear road sign and reshape T2 - Horse chestnut - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 2.5m. Reason - to reduce branch weight T3 - Oak/Maple - Crown lift to 4m and cut back by 1.5m. Reason - Clear canopy overhang away from building T4 - Oak - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 1m. Reason - Reshape trees T5 - Apple - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 2.5m. Reason - Reshape trees T6 - Sycamore - Remove dead stems and low branch, corwn lifting one side to 3m. Reason - To protect neighbours building T7 - Cedar - Remove broken branch and any deadwood. Reason - To remove damaged branch and heavy deadwood. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
24 Jun 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

Chelmsford
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#42 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Chelmsford is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #23 out of 292. Only 18% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Chelmsford decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #162 of 292
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #199 of 292
85%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #23 of 292
18%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #15 of 292
81%
Minor dwellings approved
144 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
41 decided
1,291
Total decisions
166 refused in 2025