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36 Commercial End Swaffham Bulbeck Cambridge CB25 0NE

Awaiting decision East Cambridgeshire 26/00949/TRE Work to tree within Conservation area

Works: Trees Domestic

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Proposal

T1 Norway Spruce - Fell as outgrown the space available and close to dwelling T2 Purple Plum - Reduce crown by up to 1.5m, remove dead and decayed branches T3 Bay Laurel - Reduce height by up to 3m and prune to retain the shape, leaving approximately 2m in width

As published by the council, reference 26/00949/TRE

Application record

Reference
26/00949/TRE
Type
Work to tree within Conservation area
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
7 Sep 2026
Validated
7 Sep 2026
Ward
Bottisham
Parish
Swaffham Bulbeck
Postcode
CB25 0NE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Sep 2026

    Received by East Cambridgeshire

  2. 13 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    East Cambridgeshire took a median of 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with East Cambridgeshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Cambridgeshire decided tree works applications in a median of 36 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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