5 The Green Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4RH Data via plota.co.uk

26/0417/TTCA - Works to CA trees Approved

Proposal

T1 - Sycamore - Reduce over extended limb over driveway by up to 3 metres to reduce risk of failure T2 - Sycamore - Reduce 2no. low limbs overhanging road by 3 - 4 metres to reduce risk of failure T3 and T4 - Lime - Remove epicormic growth on foopath side only to clear adjacent property and footpath T5 - Lime - Reduce crown overhanging neighbouring property by 3 - 4 metres to clear roof line T6 - Hornbeam - End weight reduce central stem by 3 metres to reduce risk of failure (large wound at 5m) G1 - Ash and Sycamore - Re coppice at ground level to liberate mature trees… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
24 Apr 2026
Approved
2 Jun 2026

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

Site constraints 5

Duxford 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 ↗
Also on the record
15 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Duxford built-up area; Tree preservation order 28 m away: Parish of Duxford; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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

Application type
Works to CA trees
Postcode
CB22 4RH
Received
24 Apr 2026
Validated
24 Apr 2026
Ward
Duxford
Parish
Duxford CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Jun 2026
Decision
Have No Objection To
Decision date
2 Jun 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Shire Trees Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, about the council's usual 37 days. 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
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