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4 High Street Witcham Cambridgeshire CB6 2LQ

Decided East Cambridgeshire 23/00278/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 Silver Birch - Crown lift lowest 4 branches to raise the crown to approximately 4-5 metres. Tree in rear garden, can be viewed easily via side access/ driveway.

As published by the council, reference 23/00278/TRE

Application record

Reference
23/00278/TRE
Type
Work to tree within Conservation area
Status
Decided
Decision
Allow (TREE)
Received
6 Mar 2023
Validated
6 Mar 2023
Decided
5 Apr 2023
Ward
Sutton
Parish
Witcham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB6 2LQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 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

3 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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