Adjacent 2 High Road Little Downham Cambridgeshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/00861/TRE - Work to tree within Conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T3 Wild Plum - Shorten branches overhanging the garden back to the vertical boundary T4 Ash - Prune back overhanging branches back to the vertical boundary. T5 Ash - Reduce the overhanging branches back to the vertical boundary Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Aug 2026
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Validated
17 Aug 2026
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Consultation
18 Sept 2026
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Approved
18 Sept 2026

Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision - Allowed TRE DC Decision · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Tree Location Plan DC Tree · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form DC Application Form · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF EMAIL FROM AGENT Additional Application Information DC Correspondence · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Little Downham 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 ↗
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Plough, Grade II, 17 m away · 2 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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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Little Downham 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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 2TB
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Downham
Parish
Little Downham
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Allow (TREE)
Decision date
18 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Eastern Landscape Service Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 32 days from validation, 4 days faster than East Cambridgeshire's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
235decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by East Cambridgeshire in the last twelve months, from validation. East Cambridgeshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 18 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15155742
Planning Portal ref
PP-15155742
Consultation
18 Sept 2026
Comments by
8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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East Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#97 of 296 councils
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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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for householder decisions
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East Cambridgeshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #193 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #202 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #65 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #85 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
124 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
30 decided
697
Total decisions
96 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings