Pond Green High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/0606/TTPO - Works to TPO trees Approved

Proposal

221- Lime: Crown lift over house roof to give 2 metres clearance. Trunk bifurcates into a pair of co-dominant stems at 4 metres. Minor dead wood throughout. Low vigour / decline. Branches interfering with house roof and may cause damage 222- Lime: remove all deadwood and cut back over hanging branchers of residents garden. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
15 Jun 2026
Approved
24 Jul 2026

Approved on 24 Jul 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 29 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Oaslands
List entry 1127336 · 13 m from the pin · 7 more listed buildings within 150 m (7 Grade II)
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 ↗
Cottenham 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.
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Also on the record
Scheduled monument 214 m away: Cottenham moated site; Tree preservation order 9 m away: Cottenham: Broad Lane; Inside the Cottenham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 11 September 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

Application type
Works to TPO trees
Postcode
CB24 8AJ
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Ward
Cottenham
Parish
Cottenham CP
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
24 Jul 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, about the council's usual 37 days. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
261decided 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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