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Elmsett 8 Townsend Little Downham Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2TA

Decided East Cambridgeshire 26/00580/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 Ash - Remove due to safety concerns from the colonisation of shaggy bracket (Inonotus hispidus) heartwood decaying fungus. The tree has started to die back, and multiple small limbs are dropping. T2 Ash - Remove due to safety concerns from the colonisation of shaggy bracket (Inonotus hispidus) heartwood decaying fungus. The tree has started to die back, and multiple small limbs are dropping.

As published by the council, reference 26/00580/TRE

Application record

Reference
26/00580/TRE
Type
Work to tree within Conservation area
Status
Decided
Decision
Allow (TREE)
Received
28 May 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Decided
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Downham
Parish
Little Downham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB6 2TA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 May 2026

    Received by East Cambridgeshire

  2. 3 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Allow (TREE)

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 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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