Elmsett 8 Townsend Little Downham Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2TA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 Ash - Remove due to safety concerns from the colonisation of shaggy bracket (Inonotus hispidus) heartwood decaying fungus. The tree has started to die back, and multiple small limbs are dropping. T2 Ash - Remove due to safety concerns from the colonisation of shaggy bracket (Inonotus hispidus) heartwood decaying fungus. The tree has started to die back, and multiple small limbs are dropping. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 3 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Documents 9
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Other documents 7
Site constraints 5
Checked on 11 September 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
- East Cambridgeshire
- Application type
- Work to tree within Conservation area
- Postcode
- CB6 2TA
- Received
- 28 May 2026
- Validated
- 28 May 2026
- Ward
- Downham
- Parish
- Little Downham
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Allow (TREE)
- Decision date
- 3 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Fox Tree
How this decision compares
Decided in 36 days from validation, about the council's usual 35 days. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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-14960277
- Consultation
- 3 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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