27 High Street Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9JU Data via plota.co.uk

26/0613/TTCA - Works to CA trees Approved

Proposal

T1 - Previously pollarded Willow in front of house approx x17ms: this tree has severe decay in the main stem with a moderate to large amount of deadwood throughout the crown. Reduce back to previous pruning points (approx 13ms) to leave at approximately 4ms high and allow to regenerate more compact crown and alleviate stress on compromised main stem T2 - Previously pollarded adjacent Willow approx x17ms: This tree also has decay int he main stem and with a long over-extended limb over neighbouring shed. Reduce to leave at 4ms high. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
29 Jun 2026
Approved
24 Jul 2026

Approved on 24 Jul 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 29 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Berry House, Grade II, 37 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
Conservation area 13 m away: Waterbeach
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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
Heritage at risk 13 m away: Waterbeach; Tree preservation order 10 m away: WATERBEACH 27 High Street; Inside the Waterbeach built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 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.

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Important details

Application type
Works to CA trees
Postcode
CB25 9JU
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
Milton & Waterbeach
Parish
Waterbeach CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Have No Objection To
Decision date
24 Jul 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Acacia Tree Surgery Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 25 days from validation, 12 days faster than South Cambridgeshire's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
261decided 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 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
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