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17 High Street Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EH

Granted South Cambridgeshire 24/0683/TTCA Works to CA trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T1: Mature Yew over patio - Reduce back away from patio by approx. 2m to improve light below. T2: Mature Sycamore over patio - Request permission to sympathetically target prune back approx. 5 lower over extended branches above Yew by 2.5m to improve light below. T3: Purple Plum on left hand side of garden - Request a sympathetic 1.5m crown reduction to growth points to improve light.

As published by the council, reference 24/0683/TTCA

Application record

Reference
24/0683/TTCA
Type
Works to CA trees
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Have No Objection To
Received
18 Jun 2024
Validated
18 Jun 2024
Decided
15 Aug 2024
Ward
Shelford
Parish
Great Shelford CP
Decision by
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Postcode
CB22 5EH

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/0635/TTPO Granted

    17 High Street Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EH

    T4: Mature Sycamore adjacent to Purple Plum - Request a gentle crown lift to 3.5m to allow dappled light to bed below. T5: Holly tree under mature Sycamore - Request removal to near ground level, to be replaced with a more suitable Wild Service tree in better location. T6: Hawthorn over Wendy house - Request a crown reduction by approx. 1.5m to provide 2ft clearance from Wendy House.

    Decided 15 Aug 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Jun 2024

    Received by South Cambridgeshire

  2. 15 Aug 2024

    Decision issued: Have No Objection To

  3. 1 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Shelford Tree Service Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Cambridge

Active · incorporated 2020 · Cambridge

105 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 97% granted

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Documents

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6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 15 August 2024, 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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