27 Chantry Crescent Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 0DN Data via plota.co.uk

26/00987/TPO - Application for works on TPO Approved

Proposal

Trim lower branches of a red wood to stop damage to neighbour house Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Aug 2026
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Approved
7 Oct 2026

Approved on 7 Oct 2026 · Chief Planning Officer Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 326 m away: Grove House Wood; National infrastructure project about 1126 m away: Norwich to Tilbury; Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Stanford-le-Hope built-up area; Flood defence about 35 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 1000 year flood); Priority habitat about 33 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

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Important details

Council
Thurrock
Application type
Application for works on TPO
Postcode
SS17 0DN
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Stanford Le Hope South
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Works to TPO trees - Approved
Decision date
7 Oct 2026
Decision level
Chief Planning Officer Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 4 days faster than Thurrock's median of 47 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

83%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
54decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Thurrock in the last twelve months, from validation. Thurrock decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
1 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Thurrock
Planning Authority Score
6/10
Average
#104 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Thurrock is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #25 out of 296. Thurrock is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

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
Thurrock decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #252 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #271 of 296
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #25 of 296
31%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #62 of 296
65%
Minor dwellings approved
74 decided (1-9 homes)
43%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
43 decided
671
Total decisions
124 refused in the year to March 2026