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Backwater House The Drive St Ives PE27 6DL

Awaiting decision Huntingdonshire 26/00955/TRCA Works to Tree in Con Area

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Fell Silver Birch.

As published by the council, reference 26/00955/TRCA

Application record

Reference
26/00955/TRCA
Type
Works to Tree in Con Area
Status
In progress
Received
22 May 2026
Validated
22 May 2026
Ward
St Ives South
Parish
St Ives
Postcode
PE27 6DL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Huntingdonshire register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/00350/TRCA Granted

    Backwater House The Drive St Ives PE27 6DL

    T1 Cedar Tree - Removing the bough close to the main trunk.

    Decided 29 Mar 2023 Trees
  • 21/00498/TRCA Decided

    Backwater House The Drive St Ives PE27 6DL

    Main stem of the oak tree is too close to the garage and the bow has grown heavily leaning to one sde. The roots casuing the driveway to uplift, which could cause damage and subsidence to the garage in the near future. (Oak T1). Fell to as close to ground level as possible.

    Decided 23 Jul 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 May 2026

    Received by Huntingdonshire

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 17 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Huntingdonshire took a median of 62 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 Huntingdonshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Huntingdonshire decided tree works applications in a median of 94 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Backwater House The Drive St Ives PE27 6DL

    23/00350/TRCA Submitted 24 Feb 2023 50 yards away

    T1 Cedar Tree - Removing the bough close to the main trunk.

    Granted Trees 6 docs

  • 1 The Drive St Ives PE27 6DL

    26/00784/TRCA Submitted 29 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    93% historically approved · decision due ~24 Jun

    T1 - Yew tree - reduce 1.2m laterally away from side of house

    Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs

  • Backwater House The Drive St Ives PE27 6DL

    21/00498/TRCA Submitted 4 Mar 2021 50 yards away

    Main stem of the oak tree is too close to the garage and the bow has grown heavily leaning to one sde. The roots casuing the driveway to uplift, which could cause damage and subsidence to the garage in the near future. (Oak T1). Fell to as close to ground level as possible.

    Decided Trees 4 docs

  • 1 The Drive St Ives PE27 6DL

    19/01572/TRCA Submitted 6 Aug 2019 50 yards away

    1) Willow (T1): remove fallen dead limb, cut down remaining dead/dying limbs to approx 1 metre above riverbank / ground level (in danger of falling into and blocking St Ives Backwater). 2) Blue cypress (T2): fell because it is affecting adjacent trees and hedge 3) Bramley Apple (T3): fell because it is dying back, is hollow and diseased.

    Granted Trees 9 docs

  • 2 The Drive St Ives PE27 6DL

    19/00537/TRCA Submitted 13 Mar 2019 50 yards away

    T1 Willow: reduce laterally by 2.5 metres back to boundary T2 Apple: reduce crown by 3 metres G1 group of Cypress: fell to ground level G2 2 x Cypress: fell to ground level G3 2 x Cherry: reduce crowns by 1.5 metres to improve shape

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • Oakwood Westwood Road St Ives PE27 6DJ

    25/02409/TREE Submitted 15 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    T1 Oak Tree - To crown lift to approx 6m and take out inwards growth. To remove as much dead as possible.

    Withdrawn Trees

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