29 Station Road Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9LQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/0414/TTCA - Works to CA trees Approved

Proposal

T1 - Elm - Reduce the height by 4m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Apr 2026
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Approved
2 Jun 2026

Approved on 2 Jun 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 9 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Histon And Impington - Histon Village 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Histon and Impington 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. 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 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

Application type
Works to CA trees
Postcode
CB24 9LQ
Received
21 Apr 2026
Validated
21 Apr 2026
Ward
Histon & Impington
Parish
Histon & Impington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Jun 2026
Decision
Have No Objection To
Decision date
2 Jun 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Atlas Tree Surgery Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 5 days slower than South Cambridgeshire's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
459decided 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
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%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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