16A Whittlesford Road Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
No.24 tag0905 - Mature Sycamore - Reductions height approx 3.5m to minimise the risk of tear out onto neighbours property in heigh winds, and 2.5m reduction back away from roof of No.24. This self set tree appear to be in good health but is beginning to encroach on roof of No.24 next door. The neighbours have expressed concern on more than one occasion and both party's wish for a reduction of the tree. The tree is also very leggy and tall do to historic management. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 4 Sept 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 2
Site constraints 4
Checked on 11 September 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.
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Important details
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Application type
- Works to CA trees
- Postcode
- CB22 5EW
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Shelford
- Parish
- Little Shelford CP
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 15 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Have No Objection To
- Decision date
- 4 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Shelford Tree Service Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 31 days from validation, 6 days faster than South Cambridgeshire's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by South Cambridgeshire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Cambridgeshire decision record →
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Last counted 4 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
18 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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