Planning application
Freshfields Vicarage Lane Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4NA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Cherry - Reduce height by 3m, reduce sides by 1m to balance shape, reduction work to prevent tree from becoming too tall and affecting light levels in the garden.
As published by the council, reference 24/1413/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 24/1413/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 6 Dec 2024
- Validated
- 6 Dec 2024
- Decided
- 22 Jan 2025
- Ward
- Whittlesford
- Parish
- Whittlesford CP
- Decision by
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Postcode
- CB22 4NA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Dec 2024
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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22 Jan 2025
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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9 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
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Mercer Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Saffron Walden
Active · incorporated 2013 · Saffron Walden
77 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 99% granted
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8 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- PARISH
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- TREE LOCATION
- PHOTO OF TREE
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 22 January 2025, 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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