1 The Drift Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4JN Data via plota.co.uk

26/0664/TTPO - Works to TPO trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Walnut tree (rear garden) - Reduce crown 3 metres. Reason - Tree has become too overgrown and is very close to the house. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jun 2026
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Approved
19 Aug 2026

Approved on 19 Aug 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 20 Aug 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Chapel Cottage
List entry 1127258 · 19 m from the pin · 7 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 6 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 ↗
Elsworth 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.
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Also on the record
Inside the Elsworth built-up area; Tree preservation order 22 m away: Elsworth Parish; 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 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
South Cambridgeshire
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Postcode
CB23 4JN
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
Caxton & Papworth
Parish
Elsworth CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
19 Aug 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 14 days slower than South Cambridgeshire's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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 20 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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2020
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings