5 Woodlands Road Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5LW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T5 BEECH x 11ms tall WITHIN ROW OF YEW AND CYPRESS which are av. 8ms tall - Yew and Cypress are to be reduced to 6ms to reform hedge row and Beech to be removed to allow hedge to fill out. T6 LAWSON CYPRESS x 10ms tall - reduce by 4 to 5ms to leave at 6ms to allay neighbours concerns on size in proximity to their property, T7 COPPER BEECH x 14ms tall - raise low crown to 4.5ms above ground level all round, T8 SILVER BIRCH X 10ms tall in poor condition with honey fungus and piptoporus fruiting bodies on main trunk - remove to ground level, T9 MULTI STEM CYPRESS x 9ms tall with split out lower limbs - raise lower crown to 2.5ms all round to remove worst of protruding limbs and strap in remaining protruding limbs,… Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 30 Sept 2026, from South Cambridgeshire's recent tree and landscaping works.
Documents 6
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 5
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Important details
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Application type
- Works to CA trees
- Postcode
- CB22 5LW
- Received
- 24 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 24 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Shelford
- Parish
- Great Shelford CP
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 5 Oct 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Acacia Tree Surgery Ltd
Decision outlook
Day 21 of the 56-day target. South Cambridgeshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 37.
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.
3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 5 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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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