Acremont House School Acremont House 30 Egremont Street Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 1AE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00889/TRE - Work to tree within Conservation area Approved

Proposal

T1 Walnut - Reduce north/northwest limb extending over neighbours boundary up to 2.5m back to suitable pruning points, shape/prune crown to keep an even appearance T2 Mulberry - Reduce limbs on west/northwest side by up to 1.5m, shape crown. Weight reduce any limbs resting on the wall Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
20 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
29 Sept 2026
✓
Approved
29 Sept 2026

Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: 30, Egremont Street
List entry 1167563 · The pin is inside its outline · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 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.
Show the other 5 with distances
Historic England ↗
Ely 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.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Ely built-up area; Tree preservation order 24 m away: Land At 28 Egremont Street Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 1AE.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in East Cambridgeshire - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Application type
Work to tree within Conservation area
Postcode
CB6 1AE
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
Ely West
Parish
Ely
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Allow (TREE)
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, 4 days slower than East Cambridgeshire's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
232decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 29 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15173837
Planning Portal ref
PP-15173837
Consultation
29 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Oct 2026
East Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#97 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

East Cambridgeshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #65 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
East Cambridgeshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #193 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #202 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #65 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #85 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
124 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
30 decided
697
Total decisions
96 refused in the year to March 2026

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use