Planning application
Playing Field Heaton Drive Ely Cambridgeshire
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T139 Lime: Crown lift to a height of 3m from ground level over gardens only
As published by the council, reference 26/00682/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00682/TPO
- Type
- Work to tree with existing TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Consent (TREE)
- Received
- 23 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Ely North
- Parish
- Ely
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jun 2026
Received by East Cambridgeshire
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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13 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Consent (TREE)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
East Cambridgeshire granted permission on 13 August 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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