8A Townsend Little Downham Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2TA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00981/TRE - Work to tree within Conservation area Pending Consideration

Proposal

T1 Weeping Willow - Remove to ground level as it has severe decay at the base of the tree and has become unsafe T2 variegated Boxelder Maple - Reduce the whole crown by 2-3 meters Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 19 Oct 2026, from East Cambridgeshire's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 7 Oct 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 5

Little Downham 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 ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 403 m away: Little Downham; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Little Downham 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 25 September 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 2

Last sold for £440,000 in December 2015. Detached house, freehold.

18 December 2015£440,000
22 April 2005£285,000

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

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Important details

Application type
Work to tree within Conservation area
Postcode
CB6 2TA
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Downham
Parish
Little Downham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Fox Tree

Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. East Cambridgeshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 35.

Day 2135 days to the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
211decided 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

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15222819
Neighbours
16 Sept 2026
Consultation
16 Sept 2026
Comments by
7 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Oct 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