Elmsleigh High Street Bluntisham Huntingdon PE28 3LD Data via plota.co.uk

26/00043/TREE - Works to Protected Tree Approved

Proposal

3 x diseased Cherries T1, T2, T3 - fell 3 x Crabapple T4, T5, T6 - reduce and reshape canopy by up to 2m. 1 x Maple T7 - fell due to overcrowding to retain better specimen trees. 1 x Cherry T8 - fell due to overcrowding to retain better specimen trees. 1 x Sycamore T9 - crown raise to 5m, remove deadwood Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jan 2026
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Validated
12 Jan 2026
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Consultation
12 Jan 2026
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Approved
13 Feb 2026

Approved on 13 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Stapenhill, Grade II*, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 2 Grade II*, 5 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 ↗
Bluntisham 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.
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 about 391 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 scheduled monument at the site

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
Works to Protected Tree
Postcode
PE28 3LD
Received
9 Jan 2026
Validated
12 Jan 2026
Ward
Holywell-cum-Needingworth
Parish
Bluntisham
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Mar 2026
Decision
Consent to
Decision date
13 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 32 days from validation, 13 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14610791
Planning Portal ref
PP-14610791
Consultation
12 Jan 2026
Comments by
2 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Mar 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