The Old Vicarage 72 High Street Swaffham Prior Cambridge CB25 0LD

1. 21 Sep 2026

   Received by East Cambridgeshire

2. 30 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 16 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.

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.

• Baldwin Manor 80 High Street Swaffham Prior Cambridgeshire CB25 0LD

  25/01237/DISB Submitted 22 Jun 2026 100 yards away

  To discharge Conditions 7 (biodiversity improvements) of decision 25/01237/FUL dated 20th March 2026 for provision of new driveway and relocation of existing oil and septic tanks

  Granted Conditions 10 docs

• Baldwin Manor 80 High Street Swaffham Prior Cambridge CB25 0LD

  25/01237/FUL Submitted 11 Nov 2025 100 yards away

  Provision of new driveway and relocation of existing oil and septic tanks

  Granted Full applications 41 docs

• Goodwin Manor 1 Station Road Swaffham Prior Cambridge CB25 0LG

  21/01064/TRE Submitted 19 Jul 2021 150 yards away

  T1 Cherry - Fell

  Decided Trees 5 docs

• Church View Cottage 54 High Street Swaffham Prior Cambridgeshire CB25 0LD

  26/00802/LBC Submitted 24 Jul 2026 150 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~18 Sep

  Erection of an outbuilding

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 9 docs

• Church View Cottage 54 High Street Swaffham Prior Cambridgeshire CB25 0LD

  26/00801/FUL Submitted 24 Jul 2026 150 yards away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~18 Sep

  Erection of an outbuilding

  Awaiting decision Full applications 13 docs

• 28 High Street Swaffham Prior Cambridge CB25 0LD

  26/00634/FUL Submitted 9 Jun 2026 350 yards away

  Render the front (south-east facing) elevation and part of both the left-hand (south-west facing) and right-hand (north-east facing) side elevations of the property

  Granted Full applications 15 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