The Hall Church Lane Burrough Green Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9LY Data via plota.co.uk

26/00276/TRE - Work to tree within Conservation area Approved

Proposal

T1 Large Weeping Willow Tree - Prune as per the tree officer's email. Remove deadwood, crown thin by up to 15% and reduce the crown as per photos 1 and 2 with minor reductions to shape as required. If decay or large cavities are discovered at height, the tree will be heavily reduced to create a pollard as per photo 3 after notification of the tree's officer Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Mar 2026
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Consultation
17 Apr 2026
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Approved
17 Apr 2026

Approved on 17 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Conservation area about 9 m away: Burrough Green
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 ↗
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Church of St Augustine, Grade II*, about 48 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 1 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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 141 m away: Medieval moated site 160m north east of The Hall
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Burrough Green built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1449 m away: Kingsway Solar Farm, at pre-application; 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

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, 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.

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Important details

Application type
Work to tree within Conservation area
Postcode
CB8 9LY
Received
9 Mar 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Ward
Woodditton
Parish
Burrough Green
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Apr 2026
Decision
Allow (TREE)
Decision date
17 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, about the council's usual 36 days. Approved, as 96% 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14763588
Planning Portal ref
PP-14763588
Neighbours
12 Mar 2026
Consultation
17 Apr 2026
Comments by
2 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Apr 2026
East Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#97 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
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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