219 High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8QP Data via plota.co.uk

26/0795/TTCA - Works to CA trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

B1: Bay - Fell B2: Rose bush - Fell H1: Leylandii - Crown lift to 2m and cut back by 0.5m H2: Beech - Fell T6, T8, T9, T10, T11: Unknown species - Fell T7: Fig - Fell Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jul 2026
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Validated
31 Jul 2026
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Approved
4 Sept 2026

Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 4 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF INVALID LETTER Application Information · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Grade II listed: 219 and 221, High Street
List entry 1331345 · The pin is inside its outline · 12 more listed buildings within 150 m (12 Grade II)
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 ↗
Cottenham conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
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Also on the record
Inside the Cottenham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
South Cambridgeshire
Application type
Works to CA trees
Postcode
CB24 8QP
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Cottenham
Parish
Cottenham CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Have No Objection To
Decision date
4 Sept 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, about the council's usual 38 days. 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 4 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
11 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

31 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

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2022 Approved
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22/1296/TTCA
2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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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
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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

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