The Cottage 29 High Street Great Wilbraham Cambridgeshire CB21 5JD Data via plota.co.uk

26/0823/TTCA - Works to CA trees Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Ash (Tree 8) - Selectively crown reduce this Ash trees overall canopy by up to 3 metres in height and spread (reducing from approximately 13m down to 10m), shortening long horizontal and gangly lateral branches by up to 5m to retain a balanced, natural form. Crown thin the remaining canopy by a maximum of 20% removing weak, crossing and congested branches. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
3 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 67.

Documents 7

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF T8 LIMBDROP 1 Photographs · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF T8 LIMBDROP 2 Photographs · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF T8 Photographs · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 29, High Street
List entry 1127870 · The pin is inside its outline · 6 more listed buildings within 150 m (6 Grade II)
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 ↗
Great Wilbraham 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 ↗
Also on the record
Tree preservation order 3 m away: GREAT WILBRAHAM Parish; National infrastructure project 417 m away: Kingsway Solar Farm, at pre-application; Inside the Great Wilbraham built-up area; Green belt 20 m away: Cambridge; 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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 1

Last sold for £410,000 in December 2020. Detached house, freehold.

22 December 2020£410,000

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

Building

Floor area120 m² (1,292 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (42 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 4 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsTimber frame, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2012, 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 CA trees
Postcode
CB21 5JD
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Fen Ditton & Fulbourn
Parish
Great Wilbraham CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 67, past the statutory target. 99% of tree and landscaping works in South Cambridgeshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 2 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 6711 days past 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
14 Sept 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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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.