Catholic Church Of St Joseph East Street St Neots Data via plota.co.uk

26/01159/TRCA - Works to Tree in Con Area In progress

Proposal

T1 (Prunus) - Lift lower limbs to improve access and reduce back to match upper canopy. T2 (Box Elder Maple) - Reduce overhang from neighbours back to boundary (up to approx. 2m). Reduce overhanging growth on three lower branches encroaching towards church building by 2/3m back to suitable growth points to match upper canopy. T3/T4/T5/T6 (x4) (Lime Trees) - Re-pollard back to previous points and remove epicormic growth. T7 (Dead Standing Robinia) - Monolith to a safe height of approximately 8ft. Tree is in significant decline and now completely dead standing with potential risk to neighbouring property or church if failure occurs. T8 (Yew) - Lift one side of canopy to approximately 3.5m to provide clearance for building works being undertaken beneath (base already installed). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
25 Jun 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

Huntingdonshire
Planning Authority Score
4.1/10
Below average
#194 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Huntingdonshire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #216 out of 292. 54% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Huntingdonshire decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #96 of 292
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #53 of 292
54%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #216 of 292
54%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #246 of 292
76%
Minor dwellings approved
156 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
55 decided
1,053
Total decisions
99 refused in 2025