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26/1235/TTCA - Works to CA trees Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1 - Sycamore - Reduce to previous running points and cut back from track. To abate a nuisance. 2 - Dead elm - Fell in the interest of safety. 3 - Dead Willow - Fell in the interest of safety. 4 - Mixed group of trees in beer garden - Raise crowns to give 3m headroom. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 30 Nov 2026, from South Cambridgeshire's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 3

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 23 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 23 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 28 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Green belt: Cambridge
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Fen Ditton 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 ↗
National infrastructure project 469 m away: Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation
The site is 469 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme (decided, 1687 m); East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements (at pre-application, 582 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Riverside Cottage, Grade II, 42 m away · 2 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Fen Ditton built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 28 October 2026. 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

Council
South Cambridgeshire
Application type
Works to CA trees
Postcode
CB5 8SX
Received
23 Oct 2026
Validated
23 Oct 2026
Ward
Fen Ditton & Fulbourn
Parish
Fen Ditton CP
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Blue Cedar Tree Surgeons Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. South Cambridgeshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 38.

Day 650 days to the 56-day target
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 28 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
4 Dec 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
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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