Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

St Marys Church High Street Brinkley Suffolk

Awaiting decision East Cambridgeshire 26/00950/TRE Work to tree within Conservation area

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

T1 Mature cherry - Remove deadwood, crown lift to 2.5-3m from ground level to provide adequate clearance from the headstones and a height and lateral spread reduction of up to 2.5m. The primary aim of the proposed works is to reduce the overall crown weight and sail effect, thereby reducing wind resistance and the potential for branch failure or damage. A secondary benefit will be aesthetic. The tree is currently distinctly misshapen and leggy, and the proposed works will help to improve its overall form and balance

As published by the council, reference 26/00950/TRE

Application record

Reference
26/00950/TRE
Type
Work to tree within Conservation area
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
7 Sep 2026
Validated
7 Sep 2026
Ward
Bottisham
Parish
Brinkley

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

3 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.

Open the documents

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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Lammas House Hall Lane Brinkley Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0SB

    26/00944/TRE Submitted 3 Sep 2026 100 yards away

    96% historically approved · decision due ~29 Oct

    T1 Cercidiphyllum japonium - Appeared to die early this summer and so I want to wait till spring to make sure it is in fact dead T2 Ailanthus altissima - has been dying over the last year and is undisputably dead I have shown them to two tree surgeons and they both agree with this plan although they think the Cercidiphyllum is very likely dead

    Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs

  • Homecroft Coles Lane Brinkley Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0SD

    26/00510/TRE Submitted 12 May 2026 150 yards away

    T1 Spruce - Fell and remove as considered oversize for the location. Replant with Prunus serrula

    Decided Trees 3 docs

  • Brinkley Hall Hall Lane Brinkley Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0SB

    24/01249/TPO Submitted 29 Nov 2024 150 yards away

    T01 Beech - Crown reduce in height to approximately 20m (a reduction of approximately 4m). Crown reduce in width by up to 4m. Tree has recently lost its second major structural limb after a bark included junction failed. I believe the remaining trunk is prone to failure and the proposed crown reduction will reduce loading effect.

    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • The Old Forge High Street Brinkley Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0SE

    26/00945/TRE Submitted 4 Sep 2026 150 yards away

    96% historically approved · decision due ~30 Oct

    T1 Ash tree - Fell to ground level Customer has concerns over falling deadwood and decline of tree

    Awaiting decision Trees

  • Beech Cottage 8 High Street Brinkley Cambridgeshire CB8 0SE

    26/00786/FUL Submitted 21 Jul 2026 200 yards away

    Erection of timber-clad outbuilding for residential use as a garden summerhouse

    Granted Full applications 9 docs

  • Beech Cottage 8 High Street Brinkley Cambridgeshire CB8 0SE

    26/00787/LBC Submitted 21 Jul 2026 200 yards away

    Erection of timber-clad outbuilding for residential use as a garden summerhouse

    Withdrawn Heritage and listed buildings 11 docs

In East Cambridgeshire

  • 26/00873/TPO Granted

    Canada House 161 The Street Kirtling Cambridgeshire CB8 9PD

    T1 Ash (nearest house) - Reduce boughs over the house laterally by up to 2m; prune to provide up to 2m clearance from the building.

    Received 17 Aug, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 26/00869/TPO Refused

    Sunny Acre 33A Church Street Ashley Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9DU

    T1 Tree circled in Blue - Willow - Create a pollard reducing the height to 4m from ground level

    Received 14 Aug, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 26/00860/TPO Granted

    31 The Brook Sutton Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2QQ

    T1 Weeping Willow in the right-hand corner of the rear garden - Re-pollard to previous pruning points

    Received 13 Aug, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 26/00906/TRE Decided

    31 Commercial End Swaffham Bulbeck Cambridge CB25 0ND

    T1 Cherry prunus mature in front garden near house - Fell tree to ground level. Approximately 25 years old. Now mature and causing significant shading and obstructing daylight to the front window

    Received 24 Aug, published by the council 31 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 26/00901/TRE Decided

    4 Vineyard Way Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4QQ

    T1 Whitebeam - Create a pollard to around 7ft (2.5m) tall to reduce the risk of failure and create a safe monolith for habitat. The tree has been suffering from vascular dysfunction for some time. A large part of the canopy has died

    Received 24 Aug, published by the council 31 Aug 2026 Trees