37 Bar Lane Stapleford Cambridgeshire CB22 5BJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/0120/TTCA - Works to CA trees Approved

Proposal

T1 BEECH 12ms high - reduce down to height of adjacent garage, being a reduction 6ms to leave at 6ms high, T2 LEYLANDI 8ms high - reduce down to height of adjacent garage, being a reduction of 2ms to leave at 6ms high, T3 BEECH 10ms high - reduce down to height of adjacent garage, being a reduction of 4ms to leave at 6ms high, To leave all a similar height to form uniform screen effect. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Feb 2026
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Validated
9 Feb 2026
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Approved
12 Mar 2026

Approved on 12 Mar 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Conservation area 12 m away: Stapleford
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Dove Cottage, Grade II, 57 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Cambridge Core Area; National infrastructure project 950 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Great Shelford and Stapleford built-up area.
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 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 1

Last sold for £635,000 in July 2002. Detached house, freehold.

17 July 2002£635,000

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

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Important details

Application type
Works to CA trees
Postcode
CB22 5BJ
Received
3 Feb 2026
Validated
9 Feb 2026
Ward
Shelford
Parish
Stapleford CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Mar 2026
Decision
Have No Objection To
Decision date
12 Mar 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Acacia Tree Surgery Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 31 days from validation, 6 days faster 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 23 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
23 Mar 2026
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

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