Bishops House Church Street Great Chesterford Essex CB10 1NP Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/26/2180/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Awaiting decision

Proposal

Fell 1 no. Sycamore to ground level - tree is in close proximity to both property and tennis court and is in severely compromised condition Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 26 Sept 2026, from Uttlesford's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Bishops House
List entry 1273580 · 2 m from the pin · 9 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 7 Grade II)
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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Great Chesterford 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.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 199 m away: Roman fort, Roman town, Roman and Anglo-Saxon cemeteries at Great Chesterford; Inside the Great Chesterford built-up area; Tree preservation order 28 m away: 17 Individual, 4 Groups; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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

Checked on 11 September 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.

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Important details

Council
Uttlesford
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
CB10 1NP
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Littlebury, Chesterford And Wendens Loft
Parish
Great Chesterford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Earth & Arbor Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Uttlesford usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 22.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
94%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
171decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15180212
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Uttlesford
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#95 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Uttlesford is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #31 out of 296. Only 25% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Uttlesford is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 82% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Uttlesford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
77%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #280 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #272 of 296
82%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #31 of 296
25%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #33 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
276 decided (1-9 homes)
87%
Major dwellings approved
23 decided (10+ homes)
64%
Change of use approved
28 decided
1,247
Total decisions
288 refused in the year to March 2026