42 Swaffham Road Burwell Cambridge CB25 0AN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
G1 Ash - Reduce the height of the large slender trees on the northern boundary by up to 3m, as they pose a risk of causing damage to neighbouring properties located in the Burling Way area. G2 Poplars - Reduce the height of pollarded Poplars close to the boundary to no less than 3m in height to manage the risk of failure due to their condition Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 4 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Site constraints 2
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £735,000 in February 2024. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2023, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- Application type
- Work to tree with existing TPO
- Postcode
- CB25 0AN
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Burwell
- Parish
- Burwell
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 8 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Consent (TREE)
- Decision date
- 4 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 52 days from validation, 16 days slower than East Cambridgeshire's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by East Cambridgeshire in the last twelve months, from validation. East Cambridgeshire decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14780333
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14780333
- Consultation
- 4 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 8 Jun 2026
Historical activity at this location
14 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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