120 Centre Drive Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8AP Data via plota.co.uk

25/00348/TPO - Work to tree with existing TPO Approved

Proposal

T1 -T4 Lime - Remove adventitious growths from the base of each tree and lower trunk to 2m-2.5m from ground level with ongoing consent to repeat the works as required for a period of 15 years (until February 2041). Works required for general maintenance and to allow lawn maintenance activities Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Dec 2025
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Consultation
4 Feb 2026
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Approved
4 Feb 2026

Approved on 4 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

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
Protected tree 13 m away: 120 Centre Drive Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8AP, order TPO/E/07/22; Inside the Newmarket built-up area; Priority habitat 22 m away: Traditional orchard; 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

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Important details

Application type
Work to tree with existing TPO
Postcode
CB8 8AP
Received
17 Dec 2025
Validated
17 Dec 2025
Ward
Woodditton
Parish
Cheveley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Feb 2026
Decision
Consent (TREE)
Decision date
4 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 13 days slower than East Cambridgeshire's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
18 Dec 2025
Consultation
4 Feb 2026
Comments by
13 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Feb 2026
East Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#97 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

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