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The Old Rectory 40 High Street Stretham Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 3LD

Decided East Cambridgeshire 23/00170/TRE Work to tree within Conservation area

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

T1 Oak - Remove 2x lower limbs towards village hall as per annotated images T2 Beech - Cut back to boundary removing 1.5m T3 Ash - Remove smaller lower limb back to trunk, reduce large limb over hall by 2-3m T4 Ash - Reduce large lowest limb by 3-3.5m remove lowest hanging limb T5 Sycamore - Raise crown to 5m from ground level T6 Horse Chestnut - Cut back to boundary removing 1.5m T7 Sycamore - Remove to ground level to benefit slower growing specimens of higher importance

As published by the council, reference 23/00170/TRE

Application record

Reference
23/00170/TRE
Type
Work to tree within Conservation area
Status
Decided
Decision
Allow (TREE)
Received
8 Mar 2023
Validated
8 Mar 2023
Decided
5 Apr 2023
Ward
Stretham
Parish
Stretham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB6 3LD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Mar 2023

    Received by East Cambridgeshire

  2. 5 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Allow (TREE)

  3. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

East Cambridgeshire has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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