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26/0332/TTPO - Works to TPO trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Lime - Fell as extensive decay of base of trunk by fungus Kretzschmaria deusta (brittle cinder fungus). 5-Day notice Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Mar 2026
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Approved
20 May 2026

Approved on 20 May 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 9 Jul 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 20 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF FIVE DAY NOTICE LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF T1 CLOSE UP OF SOUTH SIDE Photographs · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF T1 PHOTO Photographs · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF T1 VIEW OF EAST SIDE Photographs · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF T1 VIEW OF SOUTH SIDE Photographs · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Tree preservation order: Sawston Parish
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Inside the Sawston built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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
South Cambridgeshire
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Postcode
CB22 3HZ
Received
31 Mar 2026
Validated
31 Mar 2026
Ward
Sawston
Parish
Sawston CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 May 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
20 May 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Argenta Tree Surveys Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 13 days slower than South Cambridgeshire's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
261decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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2018 Approved
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South Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
8.1/10
Excellent
#25 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Cambridgeshire is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #24 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

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for householder decisions
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South Cambridgeshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #45 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #91 of 296
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #24 of 296
31%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #60 of 296
86%
Minor dwellings approved
215 decided (1-9 homes)
96%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
38 decided
1,509
Total decisions
96 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings