Bluebird Cottage, 5 The Lane, West Mersea Colchester CO5 8NU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Cherry Plum tree height and width. Reduced overhanging next door's garden near electricity wires and road. Also small tree (unknown species) further back in garden which has died. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 27 Sept 2026 and 5 Oct 2026, from recent tree works across the UK.
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Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition APP/A1530/C/22/3309435
Important details
- Council
- Colchester
- Application type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Postcode
- CO5 8NU
- Received
- 28 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 28 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Mersea & Pyefleet
- Parish
- West Mersea
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Oct 2026
- Applicant
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 19 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide tree works by day 35.
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
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
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