The Cemetery Fordham Road Soham Cambridgeshire Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T178 - Lawson Cypress - Stem closest to access drive has been forcibly removed either by a vehicle or strong wind leaving a large wound, immediately above this wound has a reduced attachment and at risk of collapse across access road and side of house. Reduce height of stem immediately above large wound by 2m to reduce sail area of that stem T185- Holm Oak - Bifurcated at base - stem closest to adjacent residential property with significant 'Dog-Leg' has cavity at base with risk of collapse across boundary onto private drive - Reduce stem with basal cavity by approximately 6m (point at which stem becomes vertical) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 24 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 2
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Important details
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- Application type
- Work to tree within Conservation area
- Postcode
- CB7 5AT
- Received
- 22 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Soham South
- Parish
- Soham
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 5 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Allow (TREE)
- Decision date
- 24 Feb 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 33 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-14643478
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14643478
- Consultation
- 24 Feb 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 5 Mar 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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