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11 Spinney Drive Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5LY

Granted South Cambridgeshire 22/0907/TTPO Works to TPO trees

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Prune Field Maple ID#1 Reduce low branches to 5.5m all around, on the road side give statutory clearance and open drive. Prune Yew ID#2 Reduce lateral growth over drive and towards house by 2m to open drive an reduce light shading to property. Raise lower crown to 5.2m over drive. Remove Laurel Group ID#3 Dismantle large group at front of house to enhance space and allow for management of property and allow for new planting scheme. Prune Norway Maple ID#4 Reduce lateral crown growth to allow for development of more desirable tree (purple maple) and reduce impact on property and road. Reduce lower half crown by 2-3m to secondary growth points and upper half by 1-1.5m reducing to secondary growth points.

As published by the council, reference 22/0907/TTPO

Application record

Reference
22/0907/TTPO
Type
Works to TPO trees
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted Permission
Received
16 Aug 2022
Validated
16 Aug 2022
Decided
17 Oct 2022
Ward
Shelford
Parish
Great Shelford CP
Decision by
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Postcode
CB22 5LY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Aug 2022

    Received by South Cambridgeshire

  2. 17 Oct 2022

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

About trees applications

How this application type works

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

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