Colchester
Colchester/260032
Gate House Farm, School Hill, Birch Colchester CO2 0NA
- Reference
- Colchester/260032
- Authority
- Colchester
- Address
- Gate House Farm, School Hill, Birch Colchester CO2 0NA
- Postcode
- CO2 0NA
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 9 Jan 2026
- Started
- 9 Jan 2026
- Source council
- Colchester
- Council source record
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- Public data licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Record updated
- 18 Jul 2026
- SEO index generated
- 24 Jul 2026
Location
Approximate location
Proposal
Silver Fir (Abies alba) Very tall growing conifer, typically growing 30 to 60 meters (100 to 200 feet) making the European Silver Fir one of Europe's tallest native trees. The proposed works are to remove this one tree completely to below ground level as
Key dates
- Received 9 Jan 2026
- Started 9 Jan 2026
Planning history / related applications
No related planning applications have been identified in the current public OGL dataset.
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