2 Apthorpe Street Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5EY Data via plota.co.uk

26/0833/TTPO - Works to TPO trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

4x Lime trees - Prune to reduce the longer branches overhanging /growing towards the house and garden of no. 18 by up to 2.5m -3m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
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Validated
17 Aug 2026
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Approved
2 Oct 2026

Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF TREE LOCATION PLAN Application Information · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF INVALID LETTER Application Information · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Fulbourn 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 ↗
Scheduled monument 97 m away: Iron Age ritual enclosure containing a Bronze Age barrow, and Roman cemetery
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
10 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Barretts Yard Yew Lodge, Grade II, 58 m away · 2 Grade II*, 8 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
Tree preservation order 8 m away: FULBOURN Parish; Inside the Fulbourn built-up area; Green belt 88 m away: Cambridge; National infrastructure project 1908 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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

Floor area183 m² (1,970 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (49 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

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

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Important details

Council
South Cambridgeshire
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Postcode
CB21 5EY
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Fen Ditton & Fulbourn
Parish
Fulbourn CP
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Oct 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
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Agent
Eastern Landscape Service Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 46 days from validation, 8 days slower 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

1comment received
1 supporting

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
12 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

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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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

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.