St Andrews Church High Street Oakington And Westwick Cambridgeshire CB24 3AG Data via plota.co.uk

26/0804/TTCA - Works to CA trees Approved

Proposal

T2 Lime: crown lift to 2m T3 Oak: crown lift to 2m T10 Oak: crown lift to 2m T4 Atlas Cedar at side of church hall reduce side over church hall by 1.5m to clear hall roof crown lift entire tree to 3m to improve access beneath. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
8 Sept 2026

Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Grade II* listed: Church of St Andrew
List entry 1164356 · The pin is inside its outline · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II)
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 ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Oakington 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. 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.

Building

Floor area94 m² (1,012 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 42)
UseD1 Non-residential Institutions - Community/Day Centre
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2016, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Works to CA trees
Postcode
CB24 3AG
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Longstanton
Parish
Oakington And Westwick CP
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Have No Objection To
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
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Agent
Cambridge Trees Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, about the council's usual 38 days. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
746decided 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 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
11 Sept 2026
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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.