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Adjacent 2 High Road Little Downham Cambridgeshire

Decided East Cambridgeshire 26/00861/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

T3 Wild Plum - Shorten branches overhanging the garden back to the vertical boundary T4 Ash - Prune back overhanging branches back to the vertical boundary. T5 Ash - Reduce the overhanging branches back to the vertical boundary

As published by the council, reference 26/00861/TRE

Application record

Reference
26/00861/TRE
Type
Work to tree within Conservation area
Status
Decided
Decision
Allow (TREE)
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Decided
18 Sep 2026
Ward
Downham
Parish
Little Downham
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Aug 2026

    Received by East Cambridgeshire

  2. 17 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 18 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Allow (TREE)

Documents

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

4 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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