Planning application
Acremont House School Acremont House 30 Egremont Street Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 1AE
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
T1 Walnut - Reduce north/northwest limb extending over neighbours boundary up to 2.5m back to suitable pruning points, shape/prune crown to keep an even appearance T2 Mulberry - Reduce limbs on west/northwest side by up to 1.5m, shape crown. Weight reduce any limbs resting on the wall
As published by the council, reference 26/00889/TRE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00889/TRE
- Type
- Work to tree within Conservation area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Allow (TREE)
- Received
- 20 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 29 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Ely West
- Parish
- Ely
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB6 1AE
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Cambridgeshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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21/00925/FUL Granted
Acremont House School Acremont House 30 Egremont Street Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 1AE
Remove existing external door and lower windows to existing timber boarded infilling panelling to front elevation and increase width of door opening to rear to provide double door access together with dry lining of existing external walls to classroom and new suspended plasterboard ceiling
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21/00926/LBC Granted
Acremont House School Acremont House 30 Egremont Street Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 1AE
Remove existing external door and lower windows to existing timber boarded infilling panelling to front elevation and increase width of door opening to rear to provide double door access together with dry lining of existing external walls to classroom and new suspended plasterboard ceiling
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Aug 2026
Received by East Cambridgeshire
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31 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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29 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Allow (TREE)
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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