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Fairfield Lodge 26 Townsend Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5DB

Decided East Cambridgeshire 24/01240/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

Y- Norway Maple - Reduce height by circa 3m creating a new canopy. Reduce laterals by circa 1m N- Silver Birch - Small dead birch, fell to ground level G- Prunus (leaning) - Full canopy reduction by up to 1m while reducing limbs away from the pathway. F- Common Horse chestnut in decline - Retrenchment prune, remove dead wood. E- Willow - Re-Pollard back to previous pollard points

As published by the council, reference 24/01240/TRE

Application record

Reference
24/01240/TRE
Type
Work to tree within Conservation area
Status
Decided
Decision
Allow (TREE)
Received
27 Nov 2024
Validated
4 Dec 2024
Decided
8 Jan 2025
Ward
Soham North
Parish
Soham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB7 5DB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Nov 2024

    Received by East Cambridgeshire

  2. 4 Dec 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Allow (TREE)

  4. 21 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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2 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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