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Tree In The Border With 20 And 18 High Street Waterbeach Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB25 9JU

Granted Cambridge 20/2491/TTCA Works to CA trees

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Dangerous Tree We asked a tree surgeon to examine a large ash tree on our northern border with no. 20 High Street. This tree is the one with the large growth of ivy, not normally a problem but it acts like a huge sail in high winds. The tree trunk has started to sway noticeably (1 metre each way) when it is windy and is creaking ominously. The tree surgeon Simon Stevenson discovered that the trunk is rather hollow and rotten and is home to oyster fungus. So as an urgent safety matter we are proposing to remove the tree before we and / or our neighbours to the south at no. 16 get the full benefit when it falls over and demolishes various sheds / people etc. The tree surgeons will need to secure the tree while they are doing their aerial work, I think by roping it to sound large trees around the tree being cut down. I guess this will mean tying it to a couple of Jamie Buchanan's trees at no. 20 to prevent the tree falling southwards when the chaps are working up high. I know that the normal planning process takes six weeks. In this case I ask you to approve the emergency removal of this tree as a priority before we have damage to people and property.

As published by the council, reference 20/2491/TTCA

Application record

Reference
20/2491/TTCA
Type
Works to CA trees
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Have No Objection To
Received
24 Nov 2020
Validated
24 Nov 2020
Decided
24 Dec 2020
Ward
Milton & Waterbeach
Parish
Waterbeach CP
Decision by
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Postcode
CB25 9JU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Nov 2020

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 24 Dec 2020

    Decision issued: Have No Objection To

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What this grant of permission means

Cambridge granted permission on 24 December 2020, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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