8 Mortlock Street Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6DB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 - Sycamore - Crown reduction in height by 2.5M and lateral growth by 1.5M (30%) T2 - Goat Willow - Crown reduce by 1M in height and 1M in width to increase natural light to the rear garden. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 25 Jun 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 9 Jul 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 2
Site constraints 6
Show all 16 with distances
- 0 m10, 12, Mortlock StreetGrade II
- 5 m9 and 11, Little LaneGrade II
- 13 mMelcamGrade II
- 18 m15, Little LaneGrade II
- 27 mOld Hall HouseGrade II
- 41 m6, Little LaneGrade II
- 86 mCrosswaysGrade II
- 96 mThe MaltingsGrade II
- 103 mManor CottageGrade II
- 106 mThe Manor HouseGrade II*
- 111 m59, High StreetGrade II
- 120 m60 High Street and 2 Rose LaneGrade II
- 125 mMelbourn War MemorialGrade II
- 131 mThe CedarsGrade II
- 133 m53, 55, High StreetGrade II
- 143 mK6 Telephone KioskGrade II
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
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Application type
- Works to CA trees
- Postcode
- SG8 6DB
- Received
- 18 May 2026
- Validated
- 18 May 2026
- Ward
- Melbourn
- Parish
- Melbourn CP
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 29 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Have No Objection To
- Decision date
- 25 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- SHIRE TREES LIMITED
How this decision compares
Decided in 38 days from validation, about the council's usual 37 days. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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
- 29 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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