1 Church Street Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8SU Data via plota.co.uk

26/0966/TTCA - Works to CA trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Beech tree - Thin the crown on the Northern side of the crown by 20%. Reason: to re-balance the tree after a large branch failed over the churchyard. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Sept 2026
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Approved
30 Sept 2026

Approved on 30 Sept 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II* listed: The Old Rectory
List entry 1127431 · The pin is inside its outline · 9 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II*, 6 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 ↗
Fen Ditton 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 ↗
National infrastructure project 618 m away: Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation
The site is 618 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme (decided, 1878 m); East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements (at pre-application, 714 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
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
Green belt 14 m away: Cambridge; Inside the Fen Ditton built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
South Cambridgeshire
Application type
Works to CA trees
Postcode
CB5 8SU
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Ward
Fen Ditton & Fulbourn
Parish
Fen Ditton CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Have No Objection To
Decision date
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Richardson Tree Surgery Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 27 days from validation, 11 days faster than South Cambridgeshire's median of 38 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
746decided 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.

Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
15 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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%).

Among the fastest councils in England
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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