Planning application
Street Record Heaton Drive Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4RS
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T47 Apple adjacent to 54 Heaton Drive Ely - -Lateral reduction of up to 1m to South side of crown to provide clearance to driveway, crown reduce to clear wire by 1m, remove x2 small, snapped branches
As published by the council, reference 26/01018/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01018/TPO
- Type
- Work to tree with existing TPO
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 23 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 23 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Ely North
- Parish
- Ely
- Postcode
- CB7 4RS
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Cambridgeshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00533/TPO Granted
Street Record Heaton Drive Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4RS
T4 Norway Maple: Crown lift to 2.5m from ground level. T5 Pear: Remove epicormic growth. T9 Robinia: Remove epicormic growth to 2.5m from ground level. T17 Hornbeam: Crown lift to 3m (over grass) and 5m (over highway) from ground level. T25 Lime: Crown lift over highway to 5m from ground level. T31 Lime: Remove epicormic growth. T32 Lime: Remove epicormic growth. T43 Field Maple: Crown reduce to clear wire by 0.5-1m and remove epicormic growth to 2.5m from ground level. T47 Apple: Crown reduce to clear wire by 1-2m and remove epicormic growth to 2.5m from ground level. T54 Alder: Remove epicormic growth to 2.5m from ground level. T60 Cherry: Crown lift to 2.5m from ground level and crown reduce to clear wire by 1-2m. T136 Field Maple: Remove epicormic growth to 2.5m from ground level.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Sep 2026
Received by East Cambridgeshire
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30 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 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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Open the documentsWhat 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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