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The Old Vicarage Church Lane Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3JR

Granted South Cambridgeshire 24/0972/TTCA Works to CA trees

Works: Trees Small domestic

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

Proposal

T1 - Hazel - Crown reduce height and the spread by 1.5M to allow more light to the vegetable patch. T2 - Sycamore - Fell dead tree to ground level T3 - Ash - Fell to ground level multi stemmed ash with signs of dieback in the upper crown. T4 - Ash - Fell dead tree to ground level T6 - Sycamore - Crown lift by removing 4 lowest branches to clear the pond. G7 - Sycamore - Remove 6x trees to ground level over fence to allow more light to the area. Leave bigger Sycamores and remove smaller less established trees. T10 - Lime - Remove lower dead branch.

As published by the council, reference 24/0972/TTCA

Application record

Reference
24/0972/TTCA
Type
Works to CA trees
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Have No Objection To
Received
4 Sep 2024
Validated
4 Sep 2024
Decided
8 Oct 2024
Ward
Sawston
Parish
Sawston CP
Decision by
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Postcode
CB22 3JR

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/0261/TTCA Granted

    The Old Vicarage Church Lane Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3JR

    G.1 Group of 10 Sycamore trees. Fell to ground level low amenity trees. Trees to be removed and new boundary fence and shrubs / trees to be planted as replacemnt T.1 Ash - Fell to ground level Ash tree in decline - Ash dieback H.2 - Conifer hedgerow - Fell to ground level hedge in 'L' shape due to dieback garden side. Re plant with Yew T.3 Lime - fell to ground level self seeded tree T.4 Sycamore - Fell sucker shoots x3 to allow more light and space to re landscape area.

    Decided 31 Mar 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Sep 2024

    Received by South Cambridgeshire

  2. 8 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Have No Objection To

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Shire tree limited Agent, a tree-works contractor

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Documents

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12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 8 October 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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