Charnocks Close Green Gamlingay Cambridgeshire SG19 3JX Data via plota.co.uk

26/0976/TTCA - Works to CA trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T003 Holme Oak - crown lift to approximately 2 metres clearance over the adjacent path and road. T008 Sweet Chestnut - remove the limb extending in a north-easterly direction back to the main stem due to the presence of stress fractures. T016 Sweet Chestnut - remove major deadwood greater than 2.5cm in diameter throughout the crown. T019 Sycamore - Sycamore affected by Sooty Bark Disease. Dismantle and fell to ground level. T029 Sycamore - dismantle and fell to ground level. Process timber into suitable log rounds and leave on site for residents. Residents to arrange replacement planting with a suitable tree species. T033 Sweet Chestnut - remove major deadwood resulting from previous poor pruning works. T036 Purple Leaf Norway Maple - reduce overhanging growth above the road by up to 2.5 metres. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Sept 2026
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Approved
8 Oct 2026

Approved on 8 Oct 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Conservation area 31 m away: Gamlingay; 17 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Gamlingay built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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

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Important details

Council
South Cambridgeshire
Application type
Works to CA trees
Postcode
SG19 3JX
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
Gamlingay
Parish
Gamlingay CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Have No Objection To
Decision date
8 Oct 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
Show
Agent
U & W Tree Surgery Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 31 days from validation, 7 days faster than South Cambridgeshire's median of 38 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
746decided 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

1comment received
1 supporting

Last counted 9 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
19 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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%).

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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