The Vicarage Church Street Litlington Cambridgeshire SG8 0QB Data via plota.co.uk

26/1006/TTPO - Works to TPO trees Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Holm oak tree - crown reduce the tree back to the previous pruning points, removing approximately 2 metres of regrowth. (reduction is intended to manage the size and weight, particularly in view of the large cavities present within the tree and the existing cable brace supporting the two major stems) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 21 Oct 2026, from South Cambridgeshire's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 5

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF IMAGE Photographs · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Litlington 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Parish Church of St Catherine, Grade II*, 29 m away · 1 Grade II*, 2 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
Tree preservation order 19 m away: LITLINGTON The Vicarage; Inside the Litlington built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 6 October 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £2,250,000 in October 2011. Detached house, freehold.

14 October 2011£2,250,000
20 June 2000£795,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area376 m² (4,047 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (32 out of 100)
PropertySemi-detached house, 11 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2011, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
South Cambridgeshire
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Postcode
SG8 0QB
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Bassingbourn
Parish
Litlington CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Philip Allen Tree Surgeon

Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. South Cambridgeshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 37.

Day 2531 days to the 56-day target
94%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
493decided 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 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
9 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

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2020
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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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.