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31 Smith Street Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HY

Granted South Cambridgeshire 22/0917/TTCA Works to CA trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

We wish to fell (3) walnut trees, one to the side of the house and two in the front garden. All 3 trees have grown far too big for their position in the garden.

As published by the council, reference 22/0917/TTCA

Application record

Reference
22/0917/TTCA
Type
Works to CA trees
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Have No Objection To
Received
17 Aug 2022
Validated
17 Aug 2022
Decided
23 Sep 2022
Ward
Caxton & Papworth
Parish
Elsworth CP
Decision by
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Postcode
CB23 4HY

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register

This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/1075/TTCA Granted

    31 Smith Street Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HY

    T1 - Yew - Reduce height by 3 metres and spread to balance by 2 metres. This is to maintain tree size due to location. T2 - Self-set Ash - fell to near ground level - very small tree in poor location. T3 - Lawson Cypress - fell to near ground level. This is to give more space to the Yew trees. T4 & T5 - Plums - fell to near ground level and grind stumps. One tree is dead, other heavily in decline.

    Decided 6 Nov 2024 Trees
  • 22/1198/TTCA Granted

    31 Smith Street Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HY

    Field Maple - reduce height by 3 metres and spread by 2 metres

    Decided 13 Dec 2022 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Aug 2022

    Received by South Cambridgeshire

  2. 23 Sep 2022

    Decision issued: Have No Objection To

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 23 September 2022, 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 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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