Willowfield The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4RT Data via plota.co.uk

25/05289/TPO Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

W1 x1 Oak by pond (tagged 2667 on map) - Fell low hanging oak over pond. Reason: Overcrowding and growing at an unsuitable angle. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Nov 2025
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Approved
5 Jan 2026

Approved on 5 Jan 2026 · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 173 m away: Blake's Wood & Lingwood Common SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the Danbury built-up area; Priority habitat about 40 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 7 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 £700,000 in August 2008. Detached house, freehold.

15 August 2008£700,000

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 4RT
Received
19 Nov 2025
Validated
19 Nov 2025
Target decision
14 Jan 2026
Decision date
5 Jan 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, 9 days slower than Chelmsford's median of 38 for tree and landscaping works. 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14500505
Planning Portal ref
PP-14500505
Comments by
2 Jan 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
W1 x 23 trees - T5, T8, T28 x3 Oak - Reduce to monolith to a height of 5m. Retain as habi…
24/05052/TPO
2021 Refused
Oak (T1) - Remove lowest limb overhanging drive to balance; Turkey Oak (T2) - Fell - Reas…
21/05020/TPO
2017 Approved
W1 - All Trees Within Curtilage - 5 year management plan to carry out remedial works with…
17/05265/TPO
2017 Approved
W1 - All Trees Within Curtilage - 5 year management plan to carry out remedial works with…
17/05265/TPO
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
The Laurels The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4RT
Condition 3 - Materials, Condition 7 - Lighting strategy, Condition 9 - Hard & Soft Lands…
22/01652/DOC/1
2023 Approved
The Laurels The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4RT
Condition 3 - Materials, Condition 7 - Lighting strategy, Condition 9 - Hard & Soft Lands…
22/01652/DOC/1
2020 Approved
September House The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4RT
Construction of detached Cart Lodge with store and timber framed rear garden structure.
20/02084/FUL
2020 Approved
September House The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4RT
Construction of detached Cart Lodge with store and timber framed rear garden structure.
20/02084/FUL
2020 Approved
The Hideaway The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4RT
Condition 4 - Details of materials; Condition 5 - Finished levels; Condition 6 - Boundary…
16/00578/DOC/1
2020 Approved
The Hideaway The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4RT
Condition 4 - Details of materials; Condition 5 - Finished levels; Condition 6 - Boundary…
16/00578/DOC/1
2020 Approved
Rose Bungalow The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4RT
Condition 3 - Roof Materials.
19/01006/DOC/1
2020 Approved
Rose Bungalow The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4RT
Condition 3 - Roof Materials.
19/01006/DOC/1
2019 Approved
September House The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4RT
Two storey rear extension, single storey front and side extension.
19/01167/FUL
2019 Refused
Rose Bungalow The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4RT
Construction of outbuilding with solar panels.
19/00343/FUL
2019 Approved
Briksdal The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford CM3 4RT
Blackthorn (covered in Ivy) - Fell. Oak to the north of the group - Reduce crown by up to…
19/05002/TPO
2019 Approved
Briksdal The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford CM3 4RT
Blackthorn (covered in Ivy) - Fell. Oak to the north of the group - Reduce crown by up to…
19/05002/TPO
2017 Approved
Hickling House The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4RT
Condition 6 - Arboricultural Method Statement
16/01860/DOC/1
2017 Approved
Hickling House The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4RT
Condition 6 - Arboricultural Method Statement
16/01860/DOC/1
2017 Refused
The Hideaway The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4RT
Construction of a three bedroom dwelling with independent vehicular access.
17/00302/FUL
2016 Approved
The Hideaway The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4RT
Construction of a two bedroom bungalow with independent vehicular access.
16/00578/FUL
2016 Withdrawn
The Hideaway The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4RT
Construction of a two bedroom bungalow with independent vehicular access
16/00141/FUL
2016 Approved
Pilgrims Lodge The Ridge Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4RT
T1 - Oak - north boundary of Pilgrims Lodge - removal of damaged branches and gentle cutt…
15/05290/TPO
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

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