31 The Brook Sutton Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2QQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00860/TPO - Work to tree with existing TPO Approved

Proposal

T1 Weeping Willow in the right-hand corner of the rear garden - Re-pollard to previous pruning points Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Aug 2026
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Consultation
13 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
29 Sept 2026

Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Sutton (East Cambridgeshire) 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 listed building at the site

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Important details

Application type
Work to tree with existing TPO
Postcode
CB6 2QQ
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Sutton
Parish
Sutton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Consent (TREE)
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Eastern Landscape Service Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, 11 days slower than East Cambridgeshire's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
232decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by East Cambridgeshire in the last twelve months, from validation. East Cambridgeshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15155695
Planning Portal ref
PP-15155695
Neighbours
13 Aug 2026
Consultation
13 Aug 2026
Comments by
4 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Oct 2026
East Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#97 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

East Cambridgeshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #65 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
East Cambridgeshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #193 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #202 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #65 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #85 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
124 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
30 decided
697
Total decisions
96 refused in the year to March 2026

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