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Street Record Knapwell Byway 7 Knapwell Cambridgeshire

Granted South Cambridgeshire 22/1411/TTPO Works to TPO trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Cambridge Water Company to install a new water main, the felling of a number of trees must be undertaken near their Bourn Reservoir Site, north of St Neots Road near Knapwell, adjacent to Byway 14207 The new water main is being installed to provide water supplies to the Cambourne West Development south of the A428, approximately 2.7km west of the TPO area. The tree locations are shown on the plan included within the Preliminary Arboricultural Assessment - Document Reference rt-mme-159238-01_(PAA) (T1) Ash Fell (G2) Ash, Hawthorn, Blackthorn and Field maple - Fell: the extent of the works in the TPO tree group area will be 5m long by 12m wide between the Public Right of Way and the field boundary to the west and 12m along the Prow.

As published by the council, reference 22/1411/TTPO

Application record

Reference
22/1411/TTPO
Type
Works to TPO trees
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Granted Permission
Received
28 Nov 2022
Validated
7 Dec 2022
Decided
7 Feb 2023
Ward
Caxton & Papworth
Parish
Knapwell CP
Decision by
Tree - Officer (SCDC)

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Nov 2022

    Received by South Cambridgeshire

  2. 7 Dec 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  4. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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13 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 7 February 2023, 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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