38 Hay Street Steeple Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0PE Data via plota.co.uk

26/0495/TTCA - Works to CA trees Approved

Proposal

T1 - Dead Holly (Adjacent to the conservatory on the right side of the house) - Remove all branches on the front and waiter side over the conservatory and garden path. Leave the branches at the back for birds to sit, and take the top down by 1.5 metres.This will need to be done with the assistance of a MEWP. TG1 - Lilacs x 3 - Cut to ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
✓
Approved
25 Jun 2026

Approved on 25 Jun 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 9 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Conservation area about 17 m away: Steeple Morden - St Peter and St Paul
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Steeple Morden built-up area; Priority habitat about 21 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 · 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 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
SG8 0PE
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
The Mordens
Parish
Steeple Morden 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
The Blue Tree Company

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.

94%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
493decided 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
29 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