12 St Johns Street Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4RA Data via plota.co.uk

26/0960/TTCA - Works to CA trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Yew Tree - Crown reduction by 3 metres, with a proportionate reduction in lateral crown spread. Reduce lateral spread growth extending beyond the property boundaries and growth encroaching over/into the crown of the adjacent apple tree. Previous works last carried out to the same tree in 2020 under ref: . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Sept 2026
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Approved
30 Sept 2026

Approved on 30 Sept 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF YT3 - PHOTOGRAPH Photographs · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF YT2 - PHOTOGRAPH Photographs · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

  • TreesApproved26/0960/TTCAThis application
    Yew Tree - Crown reduction by 3 metres, with a proportionate reduction in lateral crown spread. Reduce lateral spread growth…
  • TreesApprovedcouncil archive

Site constraints 6

Duxford 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 ↗
16 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Victoria House, Grade II, 20 m away · 1 Grade I, 15 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
Radon affected area, class 2; Tree preservation order 17 m away: St John's Street, Duxford; Inside the Duxford 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 4

Last sold for £575,000 in February 2026. Semi-detached house, freehold.

23 February 2026£575,000
31 May 2016£466,000
19 December 2013£383,500
9 August 2006£325,000

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

Building

Floor area107 m² (1,152 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (64 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsGranite or whinstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
South Cambridgeshire
Application type
Works to CA trees
Postcode
CB22 4RA
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Ward
Duxford
Parish
Duxford CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Have No Objection To
Decision date
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 27 days from validation, 11 days faster than South Cambridgeshire's median of 38 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
746decided 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 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
15 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Within ~100m

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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

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.