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20 Newnham Street Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4PE

Decided East Cambridgeshire 26/00747/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-T3 3x Elder Trees - Heavily prune to reduce size as they are now overhanging the next-door property (number 18) and overtaking the garden of No 20. With ongoing consent to prune back to the same pruning points on a 2-3 year cycle as required

As published by the council, reference 26/00747/TRE

Application record

Reference
26/00747/TRE
Type
Work to tree within Conservation area
Status
Decided
Decision
Allow (TREE)
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Decided
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Ely East
Parish
Ely
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB7 4PE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Jul 2026

    Received by East Cambridgeshire

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 13 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Allow (TREE)

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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