Land Adjacent To 60 Cow Lane Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5HB Data via plota.co.uk

26/0478/TTPO - Works to CA trees Approved

Proposal

x4 Poplars - removal of these trees to ground level following several recent branch failures, which narrowly missed members of the public. Replaced with more suitable native broad-leaved species. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 May 2026
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Validated
15 May 2026
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Approved
10 Jul 2026

Approved on 10 Jul 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Rose Cottage, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Also on the record
Conservation area about 25 m away: Fulbourn; Inside the Fulbourn built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1574 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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, the Planning Inspectorate 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
CB21 5HB
Received
13 May 2026
Validated
15 May 2026
Ward
Fen Ditton & Fulbourn
Parish
Fulbourn CP
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Jun 2026
Decision
Have No Objection To
Decision date
10 Jul 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
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Agent
Shelford Tree Service Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 18 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
26 Jun 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