Planning application
18 Woodlands Road Great Shelford CB22 5LW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
This application is to FELL T1 - a mature Horse Chestnut Tree which is situated in our back garden. We have already been granted permission for a crown reduction and lift due to the tree being too large for its current area, the limbs are encroaching on the house and the chimney stacks. The tree is dropping a lot of deadwood which is a concern as we have young children. However, upon closer inspection from 4 independent professional tree surgeons their unanimous opinion is that the tree is unfortunately in poor health with multiple decay issues and so it should be felled. The following is the opinion of one of the professionals that inspected the tree (which is consistent with the other's views). "The Horse Chestnut (T1) has a co-dominant stem with visual signs of decay to a major butress root and also rot at the base of the tree. Also, there are two fungal brackets feeding off deadwood and possibly the heartwood. These are Oyster Fungus (Pleurotus Ostreatus) and Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus Sulphureus). The tree is also showing Bleeding Canker at aproximately 25ft. In my opinion this tree is in poor health and in slow decline. Taking into consideration the location of the tree I would advise to remove it on the grounds of saftey".
As published by the council, reference 21/0113/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 21/0113/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Have No Objection To
- Received
- 25 Jan 2021
- Validated
- 28 Jan 2021
- Decided
- 2 Mar 2021
- Ward
- Shelford
- Parish
- Great Shelford CP
- Decision by
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Postcode
- CB22 5LW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Jan 2021
Received by Cambridge
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28 Jan 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Mar 2021
Decision issued: Have No Objection To
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18 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cambridge granted permission on 2 March 2021, 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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