14 Church End Rampton Cambridgeshire CB24 8QA Data via plota.co.uk

26/0722/TTCA - Works to CA trees Approved

Proposal

x1 Leylandii near highway in front hedge - Remove x3 Leylandii on left hand boundary, previously reduced in height - Remove x2 Leylandii in rear garden aprox 7m tall - Remove Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
13 Jul 2026
Approved
18 Aug 2026

Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 19 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: 14, Church End
List entry 1331365 · 8 m from the pin · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 2 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 ↗
Rampton 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 74 m away: Giant's Hill: a motte castle with part of an earlier medieval settlement and associated field system
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Rampton (South Cambridgeshire) built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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

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
CB24 8QA
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Cottenham
Parish
Rampton CP
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Have No Objection To
Decision date
18 Aug 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, about the council's usual 37 days. 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

1comment received
1 objecting

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 19 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