2 Apthorpe Street Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5EY Data via plota.co.uk

26/0693/TTCA - Works to CA trees Approved

Proposal

T2: Wild Plum - Crown lift to give an additional 1m clearance over drive T3: Plum, two separate stems, one completely dead and one with weight bias over wall and road, live stem touching buttress on wall - Fell T4: Ceanothus, large wound at 1m, areas of die back on stem, 40% dieback throughout crown - Fell T5: Ceanothus, fungal infection on stem, loose bark, 60% dead - Fell T7: Laburnum - Fell T8: Plum, growing very close to left hand boundary wall. Several stems rubbing and pushing on wall between buttresses - Remove stems touching wall and shorten two heaviest branches overhanging driveway of adjacent property by 2m T27: Fig - Prune to remove stems touching top of wall and remove Ivy down to 0.5m… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
8 Jul 2026
Approved
19 Aug 2026

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

Site constraints 6

Fulbourn 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 ↗
Scheduled monument 97 m away: Iron Age ritual enclosure containing a Bronze Age barrow, and Roman cemetery
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
10 listed buildings within 150 m; Tree preservation order 8 m away: FULBOURN Parish; Inside the Fulbourn built-up area; Green belt 88 m away: Cambridge.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

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

Application type
Works to CA trees
Postcode
CB21 5EY
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Fen Ditton & Fulbourn
Parish
Fulbourn CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Have No Objection To
Decision date
19 Aug 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
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Agent
Eastern Landscape Service Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 5 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

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1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 20 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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