35 Church Street Ashley Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9DU Data via plota.co.uk

26/00864/TRE - Work to tree within Conservation area Approved

Proposal

T1 Beech - Reduce Beech all round by 2.5m - Tree has got very large in the space and the client would like to reduce it Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Aug 2026
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Consultation
11 Sept 2026
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Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show DC Contributor · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Ashley 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 ↗
5 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 33, Church Street, Grade II, 7 m away · 5 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
Inside the Ashley (East Cambridgeshire) 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 4

Last sold for £337,000 in August 2019. Detached house, freehold.

16 August 2019£337,000
11 December 2014£240,000
17 May 2000£139,950
29 January 1996£79,000

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

Building

Floor area84 m² (904 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (10 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, LPG
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2015, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Work to tree within Conservation area
Postcode
CB8 9DU
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Woodditton
Parish
Ashley
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Allow (TREE)
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
The Joshua Tree (Suffolk) Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 7 days faster than East Cambridgeshire's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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

1comment received
1 supporting

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15158072
Planning Portal ref
PP-15158072
Neighbours
17 Aug 2026
Consultation
11 Sept 2026
Comments by
8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Sept 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

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.