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4 The Rookery Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4EU

Granted South Cambridgeshire 22/1430/TTPO Works to TPO trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Mature Maple (No 8) on plan has a branch over the electricity sub station and near the No 22 The Rookery which needs removing along with another branch to balance the tree. (Photos attached) Mature Maple (No 9) on plan has a hollow truck and is dangerous and needs to be felled as it is close to the Electricity sub station and the bungalow in The Rookery. Photos attached.

As published by the council, reference 22/1430/TTPO

Application record

Reference
22/1430/TTPO
Type
Works to TPO trees
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted Permission
Received
1 Dec 2022
Validated
1 Dec 2022
Decided
20 Dec 2022
Ward
Balsham
Parish
Balsham CP
Decision by
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Postcode
CB21 4EU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Dec 2022

    Received by South Cambridgeshire

  2. 20 Dec 2022

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  3. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 20 December 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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