Planning application
The Bury Meadows Bury Road Witcham Cambridgeshire
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Points A to B, Our requirement is to ensure a clear surface is maintained which is wide enough to be safely used by pedestrians, horse riders and vehicles, as is required by its status as a Public Byway Open to All Traffic. The current useable width of the public right of Way has been reduced to 1.5m in places, primarily by encroaching, briars, blackthorn and Hawthorn. The proposal is to clear back the emerging surface vegetation 2m either side of the current clear usable surface. This vegetation is primarily bramble and young blackthorn suckers. In to enable safe use of the route by horse riders any encroaching vegetation / branches within this clearance width will be pruned to provide a clearance height of 4m from ground level. These works will have no impact on any mature trees growing within the boundary of the byway. Due to the density of the vegetation required clearing, this work will be carried out using a tractor mounted flail, ensuring the ground is firm on the date these works are carried out.
As published by the council, reference 24/01094/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 24/01094/TPO
- Type
- Work to tree with existing TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Consent (TREE)
- Received
- 16 Oct 2024
- Validated
- 16 Oct 2024
- Decided
- 27 Nov 2024
- Ward
- Sutton
- Parish
- Witcham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Oct 2024
Received by East Cambridgeshire
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27 Nov 2024
Decision issued: Consent (TREE)
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14 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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East Cambridgeshire granted permission on 27 November 2024, 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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