The Green High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8UW Data via plota.co.uk

26/0604/TTCA - Works to CA trees Approved

Proposal

97- Lime: Crown reduce back to previous pruning points at 12 metres & remove dead wood. 98- lime: to reduce branchers back by 3 metres to a point where they are not overhanging streetlight. 71- Common Lime: to remove deadwood. 73- Norway Maple: to remove deadwood. 75- Common Lime: to remove deadwood… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
15 Jun 2026
Approved
17 Jul 2026

Approved on 17 Jul 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 20 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Cottenham 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
9 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 337 and 339, High Street, Grade II, 48 m away · 9 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 Cottenham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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
CB24 8UW
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Ward
Cottenham
Parish
Cottenham CP
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Jul 2026
Decision
Have No Objection To
Decision date
17 Jul 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 32 days from validation, 5 days faster 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 →

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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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