5 Cambridge Road Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4HJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00493/TRE - Work to tree within Conservation area Approved

Proposal

T1 Yew - Reduce height by 2m, reduce spread on all sides by up to 1.5m to shape round Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 May 2026
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Consultation
12 Jun 2026
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Approved
12 Jun 2026

Approved on 12 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Ely 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
33-47 (odds) Cambridge Road, Ely. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Scheduled monument about 111 m away: Hospital of St John the Baptist and St Mary Magdalene, St John's Farm
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Tree preservation order about 20 m away: 28A Cambridge Road Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4JN; Inside the Ely built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £735,000 in January 2019. Detached house, freehold.

16 January 2019£735,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area204 m² (2,196 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (46 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2016, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Work to tree within Conservation area
Postcode
CB7 4HJ
Received
7 May 2026
Validated
7 May 2026
Ward
Ely West
Parish
Ely
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Jun 2026
Decision
Allow (TREE)
Decision date
12 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Eastern Tree Surgery Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, about the council's usual 36 days. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
235decided 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-14917073
Planning Portal ref
PP-14917073
Neighbours
12 May 2026
Consultation
12 Jun 2026
Comments by
3 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Jun 2026
East Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#97 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.