5 Station Road Bluntisham Huntingdon PE28 3LL Data via plota.co.uk

26/00540/TREE - Works to Protected Tree Approved

Proposal

T1 Oak - reduce 1 low branch by 2m. Remove epicormic growth from main stem and central crown up to 7m. Remove dead wood throught crown Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Mar 2026
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Consultation
23 Mar 2026
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Approved
21 Aug 2026

Approved on 21 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

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
National infrastructure project 105 m away: Fens Reservoir, at pre-application; Inside the Bluntisham and Colne built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 · Not green belt · No listed building 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.

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Important details

Application type
Works to Protected Tree
Postcode
PE28 3LL
Received
23 Mar 2026
Validated
23 Mar 2026
Ward
Holywell-cum-Needingworth
Parish
Bluntisham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 May 2026
Decision
Consent to
Decision date
21 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Cambridge Trees Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 151 days from validation, 132 days slower than Huntingdonshire's median of 19 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

87%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
242decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Huntingdonshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Huntingdonshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14799418
Planning Portal ref
PP-14799418
Consultation
23 Mar 2026
Comments by
15 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
18 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Huntingdonshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#197 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Huntingdonshire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #210 out of 296. 55% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Huntingdonshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #155 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #80 of 296
55%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #210 of 296
55%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #250 of 296
69%
Minor dwellings approved
175 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Major dwellings approved
22 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
52 decided
1,077
Total decisions
125 refused in the year to March 2026