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Sypsey Cottage High Street Brinkley Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0SF

Awaiting decision East Cambridgeshire 26/00962/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 Apple - Reduce crown by 2 metres to stop getting to big

As published by the council, reference 26/00962/TRE

Application record

Reference
26/00962/TRE
Type
Work to tree within Conservation area
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
8 Sep 2026
Validated
8 Sep 2026
Ward
Bottisham
Parish
Brinkley
Postcode
CB8 0SF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Sep 2026

    Received by East Cambridgeshire

  2. 13 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 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

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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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