3 Vicarage Close Oakington And Westwick Cambridgeshire CB24 3AN Data via plota.co.uk

26/0945/TTCA - Works to CA trees Pending

Proposal

A - Beech tree: crown-reduce by 1m and thin the crown by up to 20%. B - Leylandii - reduce the height by 2m. C - Yew - reduce the height by 2m. D - Cornus - reduce the height by 1.5m. E- Robinia - cut back a branch in the upper crown on the South side of the tree by 1.5m and crown-lift to 2m. F - Beech tree - crown-reduce by 2m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 8 Oct 2026, from South Cambridgeshire's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 7

Oakington 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 ↗
Public footpath 16 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Oakington built-up area; Green belt 73 m away: Cambridge; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Works to CA trees
Postcode
CB24 3AN
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Longstanton
Parish
Oakington And Westwick CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Richardson Tree Surgery Limited

Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 56-day target. South Cambridgeshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 37.

Day 1145 days to the 56-day target
96%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
261decided 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 4 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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