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Soham Village College Sand Street Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5AA

Decided East Cambridgeshire 24/01152/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 Norway Maple - Crown lift to 3m from ground level T2 Sycamore - Crown lift over road to 4m from ground level T3 Weeping Beech - Crown lift over access road to 4m from ground level T4 Weeping Beech - Crown lift over access road to 4m from ground level

As published by the council, reference 24/01152/TRE

Application record

Reference
24/01152/TRE
Type
Work to tree within Conservation area
Status
Decided
Decision
Allow (TREE)
Received
1 Nov 2024
Validated
1 Nov 2024
Decided
6 Dec 2024
Ward
Soham South
Parish
Soham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB7 5AA

Site history

Applications at this address on the East Cambridgeshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 21/01085/TCON Granted

    Soham Village College Sand Street Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5AA

    To comply with Condition 5 of Decision notice 91/00063/FUL

    Decided 12 Aug 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Nov 2024

    Received by East Cambridgeshire

  2. 6 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Allow (TREE)

  3. 21 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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