Planning application
Sunny Acre 33A Church Street Ashley Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9DU
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
T1 Tree circled in Blue - Willow - Create a pollard reducing the height to 4m from ground level
As published by the council, reference 26/00869/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00869/TPO
- Type
- Work to tree with existing TPO
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refused to Consent (TREE)
- Received
- 14 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 14 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 29 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Woodditton
- Parish
- Ashley
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB8 9DU
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Cambridgeshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/00561/FUL Withdrawn
Sunny Acre 33A Church Street Ashley Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9DU
New single storey rear extension to dwelling. Approval for existing outbuilding (retrospective)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 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: Refused to Consent (TREE)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
East Cambridgeshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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26/00860/TPO Granted
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26/00906/TRE Decided
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26/00901/TRE Decided
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26/00905/TRE Decided
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