Planning application
7 Red House Gardens Soham Cambridgeshire CB7 5FQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Horse Chestnut - Reduce crown by 2.5-3m, crown lift to 3.5m from ground level
As published by the council, reference 26/00455/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00455/TPO
- Type
- Work to tree with existing TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Consent (TREE)
- Received
- 27 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 27 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 19 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Soham South
- Parish
- Soham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB7 5FQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Apr 2026
Received by East Cambridgeshire
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19 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Consent (TREE)
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23 Jul 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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
East Cambridgeshire granted permission on 19 June 2026, 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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