Sewage Treatment Works Cresswells Lane Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4EB

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.

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.

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• 19 Osier Close Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4AY

  23/00137/FUL Submitted 3 Feb 2023 100 yards away

  First floor side extension and single storey rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 16 docs
  Small domestic

• 8 Willow Grove Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4EB

  26/00443/FUL Submitted 23 Apr 2026 150 yards away

  Demolish existing conservatory, replace with single storey rear extension. Loft conversion with rear dormer and rooflight to front. Part conversion of garage with first floor extension. Outbuilding in rear garden. Ground floor side window. Installation of AC units and PV panels

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +2 29 docs
  Small domestic

• Play Area Willow Walk Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4AT

  26/00956/TRE Submitted 8 Sep 2026 200 yards away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~3 Nov

  T456 Plum (Willow Walk) - Remove tree to ground level due to major decay, grind out stump. A suitable replacement tree will be planted within the play area

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

• 36 Waterside Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4AZ

  26/00748/LBC Submitted 8 Jul 2026 250 yards away

  Internal alteration to convert 36 and 38 Waterside into one dwelling

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 16 docs
  Domestic

• Quay House 5 Quayside Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4BA

  25/00622/FUL Submitted 16 Jun 2025 250 yards away

  Change of use of ground floor from part residential and commercial offices to restaurant. Forming of new level threshold entrance, canopy and seating area

  Granted Full applications 56 docs

• Quay House 5 Quayside Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4BA

  25/00623/LBC Submitted 16 Jun 2025 250 yards away

  Change of use of ground floor from part residential and commercial offices to restaurant. Forming of new level threshold entrance, canopy and seating area at ground floor and insertion of duct compartment and external terminals at first floor

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 49 docs

• 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