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Cottenham Village College High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8UA

Granted South Cambridgeshire 23/0112/TTCA Works to CA trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

15 (Sycamore) - Fell. Reasons: Etiolated form. Suppressed by adjacent trees 23 (Larch) - Fell. Reasons: Suppressed. Considerable resin bleeding around trunk base 24 (Lime) - Remove lowest branch overhanging school access. Reasons: Obstructing access & regular vehicular collisions 28 (Beech) - Remove lowest of two low-hanging branches on northeast side (see photo). Reasons: Weak bark included union 30 (Cherry) - Fell. Reasons: Dead 54 (Lime) - Pollard / top at 2.5 metres above ground level (to maintain as a pollard). Reasons: Wide, low spreading crown and multiple bark included unions at main fork (branch shedding hazard to pedestrians and parked vehicles) 58 (Blue Atlas Cedar) - Fell. Reasons: Regular, multiple large branch shedding (typical of species). (branch shedding hazard to pedestrians and parked vehicles)

As published by the council, reference 23/0112/TTCA

Application record

Reference
23/0112/TTCA
Type
Works to CA trees
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Have No Objection To
Received
25 Jan 2023
Validated
25 Jan 2023
Decided
6 Mar 2023
Ward
Cottenham
Parish
Cottenham CP
Decision by
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Postcode
CB24 8UA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Jan 2023

    Received by South Cambridgeshire

  2. 6 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Have No Objection To

  3. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Argenta Tree Surveys Ltd Agent, a surveying firm registered in Ely

Active · incorporated 2017 · Ely

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Documents

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7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 6 March 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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