Planning application
31 The Brook Sutton Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2QQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Weeping Willow in the right-hand corner of the rear garden - Re-pollard to previous pruning points
As published by the council, reference 26/00860/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00860/TPO
- Type
- Work to tree with existing TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Consent (TREE)
- Received
- 13 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 13 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 29 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Sutton
- Parish
- Sutton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB6 2QQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Aug 2026
Received by East Cambridgeshire
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21 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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29 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Consent (TREE)
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 29 September 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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