7 Red House Gardens Soham Cambridgeshire CB7 5FQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00455/TPO - Work to tree with existing TPO Approved

Proposal

T1 Horse Chestnut - Reduce crown by 2.5-3m, crown lift to 3.5m from ground level Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Apr 2026
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Consultation
19 Jun 2026
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Approved
19 Jun 2026

Approved on 19 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Conservation area about 41 m away: Soham; Heritage at risk about 41 m away: Soham; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Soham 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
Work to tree with existing TPO
Postcode
CB7 5FQ
Received
27 Apr 2026
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Ward
Soham South
Parish
Soham
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Jun 2026
Decision
Consent (TREE)
Decision date
19 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, 18 days slower than East Cambridgeshire's median of 35 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
211decided in the last year

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-14889759
Consultation
19 Jun 2026
East Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#97 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
East Cambridgeshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #193 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #202 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #65 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #85 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
124 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
30 decided
697
Total decisions
96 refused in the year to March 2026