The Coach House Scotland Road Dry Drayton Cambridgeshire CB23 8BX Data via plota.co.uk

26/0932/TTCA - Works to CA trees Decided

Proposal

T1- Ash- Inonotus hispidus present at 4 meters, reduce in height by 4 meters and shape by 3 meters. T2- Ash- Inonotus hispidus present at 6 meters, reduce in height by 3 meters and shape by 2 meters. Reason - To reduce the risk of substantial failure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2026
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Decline to Determine
8 Oct 2026

Decline to Determine on 8 Oct 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Tree preservation order: Bar Hill Parish
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Old Rectory, Grade II, 23 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
National infrastructure project 1513 m away: A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme; Inside the Dry Drayton built-up area; Priority habitat 44 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 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
CB23 8BX
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Girton
Parish
Dry Drayton CP
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Decline to Determine
Decision date
8 Oct 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
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Agent
Oakes and Watson

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
7 Oct 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

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