The Old Forge High Street Brinkley Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0SE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00945/TRE - Work to tree within Conservation area Pending Consideration

Proposal

T1 Ash tree - Fell to ground level Customer has concerns over falling deadwood and decline of tree Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
4 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 10 Oct 2026, from East Cambridgeshire's recent tree and landscaping works.

The consultation period closed on 30 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: The Old Forge
List entry 1318196 · The pin is inside its outline · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 3 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 ↗
Brinkley 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
National infrastructure project 451 m away: Kingsway Solar Farm, at pre-application; Inside the Brinkley 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, 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.

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Important details

Application type
Work to tree within Conservation area
Postcode
CB8 0SE
Received
4 Sept 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Bottisham
Parish
Brinkley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
JPM Tree Services

Decision outlook

Day 35 of the 56-day target. East Cambridgeshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 36.

Day 3521 days to the 56-day target
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.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15203548
Planning Portal ref
PP-15203548
Neighbours
9 Sept 2026
Consultation
9 Sept 2026
Comments by
30 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
16 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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