Sunny Acre 33A Church Street Ashley Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9DU Data via plota.co.uk

26/00869/TPO - Work to tree with existing TPO Refused

Proposal

T1 Tree circled in Blue - Willow - Create a pollard reducing the height to 4m from ground level Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
29 Sept 2026
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Refused
29 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show DC Contributor · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show DC Contributor · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: 33, Church Street
List entry 1331794 · The pin is inside its outline · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 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 ↗
Ashley 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Ashley (East Cambridgeshire) 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

Application type
Work to tree with existing TPO
Postcode
CB8 9DU
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Aug 2026
Ward
Woodditton
Parish
Ashley
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Oct 2026
Decision
Refused to Consent (TREE)
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
The Joshua Tree (Suffolk) Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 46 days from validation, 10 days slower than East Cambridgeshire's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 4% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
232decided 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

2comments received
1 objecting1 neutral

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15160226
Planning Portal ref
PP-15160226
Neighbours
17 Aug 2026
Consultation
29 Sept 2026
Comments by
8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Oct 2026
East Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#97 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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

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