The Cemetery Fordham Road Soham Cambridgeshire Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T154 Holm Oak - Shorten split stem by 5m to reduce loading due to the split stem to the south-west branch above the new cemetery extension, risk of branch collapse Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 17 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 2
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
- East Cambridgeshire
- Application type
- Work to tree within Conservation area
- Postcode
- CB7 5AT
- Received
- 11 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Soham South
- Parish
- Soham
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 22 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Allow (TREE)
- Decision date
- 17 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 37 days from validation, about the council's usual 36 days. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by East Cambridgeshire in the last twelve months, from validation. East Cambridgeshire decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14771970
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14771970
- Consultation
- 17 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 22 Apr 2026
Historical activity at this location
2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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