Play Area Willow Walk Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4AT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00956/TRE - Work to tree within Conservation area Approved

Proposal

T456 Plum (Willow Walk) - Remove tree to ground level due to major decay, grind out stump. A suitable replacement tree will be planted within the play area Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Sept 2026
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Consultation
15 Oct 2026
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Approved
15 Oct 2026

Approved on 15 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Ely 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 ↗
19 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 15 and 17, Waterside, Grade II, 25 m away · 19 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 ↗
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
SSSI 305 m away: Ely Pits and Meadows SSSI; Inside the Ely built-up area.
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.

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Important details

Application type
Work to tree within Conservation area
Postcode
CB7 4AT
Received
8 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Ely East
Parish
Ely
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Allow (TREE)
Decision date
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
East Cambridge Trading Company

How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, about the council's usual 36 days. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
301decided 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.

Last counted 16 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15210207
Planning Portal ref
PP-15210207
Consultation
15 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Oct 2026
East Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#97 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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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