Brambly Hedge 4 Briery Fields Witchford Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2JP Data via plota.co.uk

26/00995/TPO - Work to tree with existing TPO Pending Consideration

Proposal

T1 Horse Chestnut - Reduce in height and shape by 1.5-2 meters, maintaining a good form, to maintain in its current location Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 22 Oct 2026, from East Cambridgeshire's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 4

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
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Witchford built-up area; 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 20 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 £515,000 in August 2017. Detached house, freehold.

1 August 2017£515,000
27 October 2003£250,000

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 with existing TPO
Postcode
CB6 2JP
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
Stretham
Parish
Witchford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Oakes And Watson

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. East Cambridgeshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 35.

Day 1838 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.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15231412
Statutory expiry
12 Nov 2026
East Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#97 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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.