5a Cambridge Road, Colchester CO3 3NS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 - Liquid amber - Remove broken section and reduce the crown to rebalance. T2 - Sycamore - Remove major dead wood from the crown. T3 -Lime - Remove major dead wood from the crown. T4 - Hawthorn - Reduce to below the phone line and reduce the sides to s Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 23 Oct 2026 and 30 Oct 2026, from recent tree works across the UK.
Site constraints 2
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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 £685,000 in July 2011. 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 2010, 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 3NS
- Received
- 21 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 21 Sept 2026
- Ward
- New Town & Christ Church
- Parish
- Colchester
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 16 Nov 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 18 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
30 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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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