Planning application
109 High Street Guilden Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0JS
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Willow tree, pollard back to previous pollard points (approximately 3m) in order to maintain shape, size and health and also to stop it getting too large as it is within 20m of house and drains.
As published by the council, reference 23/0048/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 23/0048/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Have No Objection To
- Received
- 12 Jan 2023
- Validated
- 12 Jan 2023
- Decided
- 9 Feb 2023
- Ward
- The Mordens
- Parish
- Guilden Morden CP
- Decision by
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Postcode
- SG8 0JS
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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24/1203/TTCA Granted
109 High Street Guilden Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0JS
Willow - Pollard the willow tree back by 3m thus reducing crown and spread.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jan 2023
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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9 Feb 2023
Decision issued: Have No Objection To
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15 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 9 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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109 High Street Guilden Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0JS
Willow - Pollard the willow tree back by 3m thus reducing crown and spread.
Granted Trees 9 docs -
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T1-T3 - Prunus - Crown reduce by up to 3 m to viable growth points T4 - Acer - Crown reduce by up to 4 m to viable growth points
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63A High Street Guilden Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0JR
94% historically approved · decision due ~9 Nov
Re-pollard the corkscrew willow, removing approximately 4 metres of regrowth and cutting the tree back to its previous pruning points. The works will clear the tree from the telephone lines and reduce the risk of branch failure over the roadway.
Awaiting decision Trees 4 docs
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