Recreation Ground Mill Lane Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3HY Data via plota.co.uk

26/0704/TTPO - Works to TPO trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

298. - Field Maple - Fell to ground level due to dieback in the upper crown. There is only a heavy leaning lateral leader live. High target area of pedestrian footpath and bench in falling distance. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jul 2026
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Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF PARISH Consultee Comments · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTO OF TREE Photographs · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Sawston 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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Heritage at risk: Sawston
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Registered park or garden 235 m away: Sawston Hall; Inside the Sawston built-up area; Priority habitat 44 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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
South Cambridgeshire
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Postcode
CB22 3HY
Received
10 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
Sawston
Parish
Sawston CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
Show
Agent
SHIRE TREES LIMITED

How this decision compares

Decided in 69 days from validation, 32 days slower than South Cambridgeshire's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 17 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
4 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings