7A Church Lane Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HU Data via plota.co.uk

26/0871/TTCA - Works to CA trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Ash Tree - Pollard / reduce the overall height by approximately one third, from approximately 16.5 metres to 11 metres, reducing to suitable growth points where possible and reshaping the crown accordingly. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Aug 2026
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Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ASKEW SP Photographs · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Elsworth 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 ↗
10 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 11, Church Lane, Grade II, 53 m away · 1 Grade I, 9 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.
Show all 10 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Elsworth built-up area; National infrastructure project 1304 m away: Fens Reservoir, at pre-application; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £240,000 in September 1997. Detached house, freehold.

2 September 1997£240,000

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

Building

Floor area226 m² (2,433 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (63 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2018, 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 CA trees
Postcode
CB23 4HU
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Caxton & Papworth
Parish
Elsworth CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Have No Objection To
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
Show
Agent
U & W Tree Surgery Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, about the council's usual 37 days. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
530decided 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 18 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
24 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024 Approved
29 Brook Street Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HX
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2023 Approved
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2022 Withdrawn
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2022 Withdrawn
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Free standing pergola in the rear garden
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Free standing pergola in the rear garden
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2022 Approved
41 Brook Street Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HX
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2022 Approved
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Single storey front extension
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2022 Approved
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Single storey front extension
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2016 Approved
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Construction of Garden Office Pod in rear garden
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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

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

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.