Quince Cottage The Tye East Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM3 8AA Data via plota.co.uk

26/05679/CAT Pending Consideration

Proposal

T1 Birch - Remove 2 lower limbs extending into neighbours garden and reduce crown by 1.5-2m, T2 Katsura tree - Cut back by 0.75m to give 1m clearance from neighbour and reduce in height by 1.5-2m, T3 Hawthorn - Height reduction by 1m to clear from bt wire, T4 Hornbeam - Height reduction by 2m to clear electric wire and cut back from road by 0.5m. Reason - maintenance Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 19 Oct 2026, from Chelmsford's recent tree and landscaping works.

The consultation period closed on 6 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 4

5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Rough Hill House, Grade II, about 0 m from the postcode pin · 5 Grade II
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.
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Historic England ↗
East Hanningfield The Tye 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the East Hanningfield 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 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 2

Last sold for £250,000 in January 2000. Detached house, freehold.

11 January 2000£250,000
5 May 1995£189,500

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 8AA
Received
11 Sept 2026
Validated
11 Sept 2026
Target decision
23 Oct 2026

Decision outlook

Day 28 of the 56-day target. Chelmsford usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 38.

Day 2828 days to the 56-day target
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.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15192919
Planning Portal ref
PP-15192919
Comments by
6 Oct 2026
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

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