28 Courtyards Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5ER Data via plota.co.uk

26/0444/TTPO - Works to TPO trees Approved

Proposal

T1: Elm - Remove to ground level This tree has been in decline for a number of years and has now succumbed to Dutch Elm disease. It is therefore dead. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
1 May 2026
Approved
25 Jun 2026

Approved on 25 Jun 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 8 Jul 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Little Shelford built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 · 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 TPO trees
Postcode
CB22 5ER
Received
1 May 2026
Validated
1 May 2026
Ward
Shelford
Parish
Little Shelford CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Jun 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
25 Jun 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Shelford Tree Service Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 18 days slower than South Cambridgeshire's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. 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