Meadow Farm High Street Graveley Cambridgeshire PE19 6PL Data via plota.co.uk

26/0696/TTPO - Works to TPO trees Approved

Proposal

G1 - Re-pollard 6 trees (4 x Field Maple (orange circles T1, T2, T4 & T5 and 2 x Ash (green circles T3 & T6) - The trees are average heights of 7 metres - Pollard regrowth back to previous pollard points approximately 2-3 metres. Remove epicormic growth encroaching on the fence line on all trees. Reason - These trees are significantly blocking light into the customer's garden Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jul 2026
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Validated
22 Jul 2026
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Approved
1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 1 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Tree preservation order 13 m away: GRAVELEY 22 High Street; Inside the Graveley built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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

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Important details

Application type
Works to TPO trees
Postcode
PE19 6PL
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Caxton & Papworth
Parish
Graveley CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
1 Sept 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
Show
Agent
U & W Tree Surgery Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 4 days slower than South Cambridgeshire's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
530decided 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.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 1 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
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%).

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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

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