4 The Street Snailwell Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7LX Data via plota.co.uk

26/01042/TRE - Work to tree within Conservation area Pending Consideration
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Pine tree in close proximity to the building and waste treatment plant to be completely removed. Located at the back left corner of the property Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Oct 2026
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Validated
5 Oct 2026
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Consultation
12 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 10 Nov 2026, from East Cambridgeshire's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 2 Nov 2026

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Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

IMG Site plan DC Plan · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form DC Application Form · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Snailwell 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
National infrastructure project 436 m away: Sunnica Energy Farm
The site is 436 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
5 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 6, the Street, Grade II, 13 m away · 5 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
SSSI 440 m away: Snailwell Meadows SSSI.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 October 2026. 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £345,000 in July 2026. Semi-detached house, freehold.

16 July 2026£345,000
4 April 1997£70,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area85 m² (915 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (43 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
East Cambridgeshire
Application type
Work to tree within Conservation area
Postcode
CB8 7LX
Received
1 Oct 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Ward
Fordham And Isleham
Parish
Snailwell
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. East Cambridgeshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 36.

Day 1541 days to the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
301decided 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.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 13 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15264965
Planning Portal ref
PP-15264965
Neighbours
12 Oct 2026
Consultation
12 Oct 2026
Comments by
2 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Manor Farmhouse 30 The Street Snailwell Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7LX
T1 Large Beech - Reduce in height by 6-8m to approximately where the major deadwood and s…
25/01133/TRE
2025 Approved
Manor Farmhouse 30 The Street Snailwell Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7LX
T1 Large Beech - Reduce in height by 6-8m to approximately where the major deadwood and s…
25/01133/TRE
2025 Approved
Manor Farmhouse 30 The Street Snailwell Cambridgeshire CB8 7LX
T1 Acacia - Reduce Height by 1.5m and lateral spread by 1m T2 Plum Cherry - Reduce height…
25/00672/TRE
2025 Approved
Manor Farmhouse 30 The Street Snailwell Cambridgeshire CB8 7LX
T1 Acacia - Reduce Height by 1.5m and lateral spread by 1m T2 Plum Cherry - Reduce height…
25/00672/TRE
2025 Approved
32 The Street Snailwell Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7LX
Installation of roof light to front elevation
25/00037/FUL
2025 Approved
32 The Street Snailwell Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7LX
Installation of roof light to front elevation
25/00037/FUL
2025 Approved
32 The Street Snailwell Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7LX
Installation of roof light on front elevation
25/00038/LBC
2023 Approved
The Verge At The Turning Onto Church Lane The Street Snailwell Suffolk
T1 Horse Chestnut - Crown lift to 5.2 meters above ground level over Road and 3m over ver…
23/01177/TRE
2023 Approved
The Verge At The Turning Onto Church Lane The Street Snailwell Suffolk
T1 Horse Chestnut - Crown lift to 5.2 meters above ground level over Road and 3m over ver…
23/01177/TRE
2021 Approved
2 Manor Farm Barns 34 The Street Snailwell Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7LX
T1 Prunus avium - Carry out 1m reduction to extraneous branches to balance canopy.
21/01183/TRE
2021 Approved
2 Manor Farm Barns 34 The Street Snailwell Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7LX
T1 Prunus avium - Carry out 1m reduction to extraneous branches to balance canopy.
21/01183/TRE
2021 Approved
Manor Farmhouse 30 The Street Snailwell Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7LX
T1 Yew - Remove due to leaning over road/footpath and not offering much arboricultural am…
21/00590/TRE
2021 Approved
Manor Farmhouse 30 The Street Snailwell Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7LX
T1 Yew - Remove due to leaning over road/footpath and not offering much arboricultural am…
21/00590/TRE
2020 Approved
4 Manor Farm Barns 32 The Street Snailwell Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7LX
Proposed roof lights to bedroom on rear of single storey barn conversion
20/00399/FUL
2020 Approved
4 Manor Farm Barns 32 The Street Snailwell Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7LX
Introduction of conservation rooflight to rear aspect of master bedroom
20/00102/LBC
2019 Approved
1 Manor Farm Barns 34A The Street Snailwell Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7LX
T1 + T2 Ash, T3 T4 T5 AcerT6 Ornamental Ash G7 Crab Apple Trees x 2 + H8 Mixed Native Hed…
19/00398/TRE
2019 Approved
1 Manor Farm Barns 34A The Street Snailwell Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7LX
T1 + T2 Ash, T3 T4 T5 AcerT6 Ornamental Ash G7 Crab Apple Trees x 2 + H8 Mixed Native Hed…
19/00398/TRE
2019 Approved
The Old Forge 28 The Street Snailwell Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7LU
T1 A sympathetic 10% reduction, mainly of roadside branches reduction in weight rather th…
19/00876/TRE
2019 Approved
The Old Forge 28 The Street Snailwell Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7LU
T1 A sympathetic 10% reduction, mainly of roadside branches reduction in weight rather th…
19/00876/TRE
2019 Refused
Barn At Manor Farmhouse 30 The Street Snailwell Suffolk
Dropped kerb to connect a new driveway
19/00051/FUL
2016 Approved
Manor Farmhouse 30 The Street Snailwell CB8 7LX
Conversion of existing outbuildings including construction of garaging and cartlodge foll…
16/01132/LBC
2016 Approved
Manor Farmhouse 30 The Street Snailwell Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7LX
Amended design to previously approved 13/00868/FUL
16/01129/FUL
2016 Approved
Manor Farmhouse 30 The Street Snailwell Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7LX
Amended design to previously approved 13/00868/FUL
16/01129/FUL
2016 Approved
1 Manor Farm Barns 34A The Street Snailwell Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7LX
Change of use to residential garden land
16/00646/FUL
2016 Approved
1 Manor Farm Barns 34A The Street Snailwell Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7LX
Change of use to residential garden land
16/00646/FUL
East Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#97 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.