Planning application
St John The Baptist Church Church Street Somersham
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1 Common Lime - Prune to clear lamp column as part of routine maintenance. 5 Common Lime - Repollard to maintain cyclical pruning regime. 7 Robinia - Remove minor dead wood 14 Silver Birch - Prune to maintain channel for overhead wires as part of routine maintenance. 16 Crack Willow - Pollard 19 Common Lime - Repollard to maintain cyclical pruning regime. 20 Common Lime - Repollard to maintain cyclical pruning regime. 32 Common Lime - Remove minor dead wood 33 Common Lime - Remove minor dead wood 38 Pissards Plum - Remove dead branches (fungal fruiting bodies/cushion fungus).Monitor crown break inclusion especially after high winds & storms for signs of fracture. Remove major dead wood 39 Holly 'Golden King - Ivy - Sever only 40 Common Holly - Ivy - Sever only 45 Sycamore - Re-reduce faulted stems (potential for regrowth to fracture). Monitor old pruning wounds ( basal area, facing Church) for signs of decay, fungal fruiting bodies & exhudate. Reduce faulted limbs/stems 46 Common Yew - Prune 49 Common Yew - Prune
As published by the council, reference 25/02415/TRCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02415/TRCA
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 15 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 15 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 29 Dec 2025
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Dec 2025
Received by Huntingdonshire
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29 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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7 Aug 2026
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What this grant of permission means
Huntingdonshire granted permission on 29 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
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