209 High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8RX Data via plota.co.uk

26/1056/TTCA - Works to CA trees Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 BOX ELDER x 6mx tall - pollard at 2.5ms (main fork), to leave 3.5ms tall, T3 MULTI STEM BAY x 6ms tall - fell to ground level, T4 LAWSON CYPRESS X 15ms tall - cut lower lateral limbs overhanging neighbouring garden back by 2ms to boundary to clear their garden Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 25 Oct 2026, from South Cambridgeshire's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 4

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 3

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 ↗
12 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 214, High Street, Grade II, 44 m away · 12 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 24 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
CB24 8RX
Received
18 Sept 2026
Validated
18 Sept 2026
Ward
Cottenham
Parish
Cottenham CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Acacia Tree Surgery Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. South Cambridgeshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 37.

Day 1739 days to the 56-day target
93%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
459decided 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 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

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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