Ivy House High Street Fen Drayton Cambridgeshire CB24 4SJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/0743/TTCA - Works to CA trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Leylandii (at the bottom of garden) - Died - Remove. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jul 2026
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Approved
27 Aug 2026

Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 27 Aug 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Ivy House
List entry 1317824 · The pin is inside its outline · 11 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 10 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 ↗
Fen Drayton 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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
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 1173 m away: A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme; Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Fen Drayton built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, 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, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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

Council
South Cambridgeshire
Application type
Works to CA trees
Postcode
CB24 4SJ
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Swavesey
Parish
Fen Drayton CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Decision
Have No Objection To
Decision date
27 Aug 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 38 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

1comment received
1 neutral

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 27 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
31 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
Fen Drayton Montessori Nursery High Street Fen Drayton Cambridgeshire CB24 4SJ
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2025 Approved
The Old Rickyard High Street Fen Drayton Cambridgeshire CB24 4SJ
T1 - Eucalyptus - Fell to ground level.
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2025 Approved
The Old Rickyard High Street Fen Drayton Cambridgeshire CB24 4SJ
T1 - Eucalyptus - Fell to ground level.
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2023 Approved
The Old Rickyard High Street Fen Drayton Cambridgeshire CB24 4SJ
Installation of a wooden climbing frame in rear garden.
23/01855/HFUL
2023 Approved
The Old Rickyard High Street Fen Drayton Cambridgeshire CB24 4SJ
Installation of a wooden climbing frame in rear garden.
23/01855/HFUL
2022 Approved
15 High Street Fen Drayton Cambridgeshire CB24 4SJ
New orangery to rear. Associated removal of a section of external wall. Internal and exte…
22/00565/LBC
2022 Approved
15 High Street Fen Drayton Cambridgeshire CB24 4SJ
New orangery to rear. Associated removal of a section of external wall. Internal and exte…
22/00564/HFUL
2022 Approved
15 High Street Fen Drayton Cambridgeshire CB24 4SJ
New orangery to rear. Associated removal of a section of external wall. Internal and exte…
22/00565/LBC
2022 Approved
15 High Street Fen Drayton Cambridgeshire CB24 4SJ
New orangery to rear. Associated removal of a section of external wall. Internal and exte…
22/00564/HFUL
2021 Approved
3 High Street Fen Drayton CB24 4SJ
Replacement of existing rear extension and refurbishment of existing outbuilding to the r…
21/04806/LBC
2021 Approved
3 High Street Fen Drayton CB24 4SJ
Replacement of existing rear extension and refurbishment of existing outbuilding to the r…
21/04805/HFUL
2021 Approved
3 High Street Fen Drayton CB24 4SJ
Replacement of existing rear extension and refurbishment of existing outbuilding to the r…
21/04806/LBC
2021 Approved
3 High Street Fen Drayton CB24 4SJ
Replacement of existing rear extension and refurbishment of existing outbuilding to the r…
21/04805/HFUL
2021 Approved
The Old Rickyard High Street Fen Drayton CB24 4SJ
Erection of a garden room in the rear garden.
21/03824/HFUL
2021 Approved
The Old Rickyard High Street Fen Drayton CB24 4SJ
Erection of a garden room in the rear garden.
21/03824/HFUL
2021 Approved
15 High Street Fen Drayton CB24 4SJ
Listed building consent for the extension to existing cart lodge in L-shape form
21/03547/LBC
2021 Approved
15 High Street Fen Drayton CB24 4SJ
Extension to existing cart lodge in L-shape form.
21/03546/HFUL
2021 Approved
15 High Street Fen Drayton CB24 4SJ
Listed building consent for the refurbishment of the Annexe at The Merchant's House.
21/03544/LBC
2021 Approved
15 High Street Fen Drayton CB24 4SJ
Refurbishment of Annexe at The Merchant's House.
21/03543/HFUL
2017 Approved
The Steps 3 High Street Fen Drayton CB24 4SJ
Addition of two top hung conservation roof lights in the attic bedroom on the 2nd floor o…
S/3231/17/LB
2017 Approved
The Old School House High Street Fen Drayton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB24 4SJ
T 1 - Ash - Reduce the low lateral South East limb by 3m to reduce the overhang over the…
S/2162/17/TC
2017 Approved
The Old School House High Street Fen Drayton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB24 4SJ
T 1 - Ash - Reduce the low lateral South East limb by 3m to reduce the overhang over the…
S/2162/17/TC
2016 Approved
15 High Street Fen Drayton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB24 4SJ
Repair works to the external fabric of the house - including retiling of roofs removal of…
S/2704/16/LB
2016 Approved
15 High Street Fen Drayton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB24 4SJ
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S/2704/16/LB
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

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