20 Newnham Street Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4PE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1-T3 3x Elder Trees - Heavily prune to reduce size as they are now overhanging the next-door property (number 18) and overtaking the garden of No 20. With ongoing consent to prune back to the same pruning points on a 2-3 year cycle as required Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 13 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Aug 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
Show all 9 with distances
- 24 m27 and 29, Newnham StreetGrade II
- 65 m13 and 15, Newnham StreetGrade II
- 76 m7-11, Newnham StreetGrade II
- 100 m1, Market PlaceGrade II
- 105 m18, 20 and 22, Market StreetGrade II
- 117 mWhite Hart HotelGrade II
- 122 m5 Market PlaceGrade II
- 149 m3 High Street PassageGrade II
- 150 m60-68, Market StreetGrade II
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2017, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- Application type
- Work to tree within Conservation area
- Postcode
- CB7 4PE
- Received
- 8 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Ely East
- Parish
- Ely
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 19 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Allow (TREE)
- Decision date
- 13 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Keeleys
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 36 days from validation, about the council's usual 36 days. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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 14 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15069426
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15069426
- Neighbours
- 9 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 13 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 30 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 19 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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