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Street Record Heaton Drive Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4RS

Awaiting decision East Cambridgeshire 26/01018/TPO Work to tree with existing TPO

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.

  • 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.

    Decided 9 Jul 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Sep 2026

    Received by East Cambridgeshire

  2. 30 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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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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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