Annexe The Old Rectory 47 High Street Little Eversden Cambridgeshire CB23 1HE Data via plota.co.uk

26/0307/TTPO - Works to TPO trees Approved

Proposal

T1: Walnut tree - Crown reduction by 2 metres, approx height before reduction 12 metres, once pruned 10 metres T2: Walnut tree - Crown reduction by 2 metres and remove deadwood, height before 12 metres once pruned 10 metres T3: Yew tree - Crown reduction by 2 metres and then lift lower canopy by 1 metre. Height before reduction 10 metres, after works 8 metres T4: Sycamore tree - Crown reduction by 2.5 metres, height before reduction 13 metres after reduction 10.5 metres T5: Sycamore tree - Crown reduction by 2.5 metres. 13 metres before reduction, after 10.5 metres T6: Sycamore tree - Crown reduction by 2.5 metres. 13 metres before reduction, after 10.5 metres T7: Cherry tree - Crown reduction by 2 metres, height before reduction 8 metres after works 6 meters T8: Yew tree - Crown reduction by 2 metres, height before reduction 8 metres, after works 6 metres T9: Yew tree - Crown reduction by 1 metre, before reduction 6 metres, after works 5 metres T10: Yew tree - Crown reduction by 1 metre, height before reduction 6 metres, after works 5 metres Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Mar 2026
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Validated
20 Apr 2026
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Approved
8 Jun 2026

Approved on 8 Jun 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 9 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Starrs Cottage, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
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Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 714 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Little Eversden built-up area; Green belt about 27 m away: Cambridge; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

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Important details

Application type
Works to TPO trees
Postcode
CB23 1HE
Received
24 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Apr 2026
Ward
Barrington
Parish
Little Eversden CP
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Jun 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
8 Jun 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
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Agent
Luke Jennings Tree Surgery Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 12 days slower than South Cambridgeshire's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
530decided 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

Statutory expiry
15 Jun 2026
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