196 High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8RX Data via plota.co.uk

26/0347/TTCA - Works to CA trees Approved

Proposal

T2 - Thuja hedge at dead end of drive - Reduce height to level with top of section of brickwork visible on corner of barn (around 1.2m lower than barn guttering) - Reduce left hand end to boundary and right hand end to clear barn by 0.5m prune back front face only to line of lower trimmed side T4 - Bay to right hand side of Bamboo - Reduce height to previous pruning points, clear arisings and prune back front face by about 50cm. T5 - Bay on front facing boundary - Reduce height to previous pruning points and reduce greatest overhang on garden side by 1m, prune back remaining to match, clear arisings. T7 - Chinese Privets and Holm Oak overhanging boundary wall and very close or touching your timber clad extension - Prune to your side of the wall, extend the pruning vertically to a point at least 1m above the guttering and clear arisings. T12 - Holly in front garden - Prune to create a smaller, more balanced umbrella shape, clear arisings. T13 - Box Elder on frontage - Crown lift over path at front to give 2.5m clearance and remove ivy, dead parts of raspberry bush, suckers of sycamore and walnut. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
1 Apr 2026
Validated
2 Apr 2026
Approved
14 May 2026

Approved on 14 May 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 9 Jul 2026

Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Works to CA trees
Postcode
CB24 8RX
Received
1 Apr 2026
Validated
2 Apr 2026
Ward
Cottenham
Parish
Cottenham CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 May 2026
Decision
Have No Objection To
Decision date
14 May 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Eastern Landscape Service Limited

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Cambridge
Planning Authority Score
8.3/10
Excellent
#18 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Cambridge is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #21 out of 296. Only 26% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Cambridge decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #108 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #100 of 296
86%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #21 of 296
26%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #34 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
86 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
41 decided
1,014
Total decisions
100 refused in the year to March 2026