Planning application
24 Silver Street Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4JF
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 Holly - Trim back to boundary line (1m overhang to take back)
As published by the council, reference 26/01022/TRE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01022/TRE
- Type
- Work to tree within Conservation area
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 23 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 23 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Ely West
- Parish
- Ely
- Postcode
- CB7 4JF
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.
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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26/00869/TPO Refused
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26/00860/TPO Granted
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26/00906/TRE Decided
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26/00901/TRE Decided
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