17 High Street Shepreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6PP Data via plota.co.uk

26/0481/TTPO - Works to TPO trees Approved

Proposal

T1 - Sycamore - Fell to ground level Reason - complete dieback associated with Sooty Bark Disease. Located in close proximity to play area, presenting elevated risk to site users. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 May 2026
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Approved
3 Jul 2026

Approved on 3 Jul 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 8 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

Shepreth 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Scheduled monument about 131 m away: Moated site known as Hall Yards, 150m north west of Tyrell's Hall
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
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Tree preservation order about 19 m away: SHEPRETH Parish; Inside the Shepreth built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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

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.

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Important details

Application type
Works to TPO trees
Postcode
SG8 6PP
Received
13 May 2026
Validated
13 May 2026
Ward
Melbourn
Parish
Shepreth CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Jul 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
3 Jul 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
Show
Agent
SHIRE TREES LIMITED

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 13 days slower than South Cambridgeshire's median of 38 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
746decided 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
8 Jul 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