4 Shepreth Road Foxton Cambridgeshire CB22 6SU Data via plota.co.uk

26/0570/TTPO - Works to TPO trees Refused
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

2 trees crown reduction to 12m above ground level, to provide sufficient clearance to property. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
14 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 14 Jul 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 20 Jul 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTO 1 Photographs · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTO 2 Photographs · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTO 3 Photographs · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Tree preservation order: FOXTON 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.
Conservation area 10 m away: Foxton
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
5 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 1, High Street, Grade II, 50 m away · 5 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 Foxton (South Cambridgeshire) built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 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 TPO trees
Postcode
CB22 6SU
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Ward
Foxton
Parish
Foxton CP
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Aug 2026
Decision
Refused Permission
Decision date
14 Jul 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, about the council's usual 37 days. Refused, as 2% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
261decided 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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2023 Approved
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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