Planning application
Meadow Primary School High Street Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4DJ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T5 Rowan. Remove a Dead Tree in a primary school.
As published by the council, reference 25/0369/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/0369/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 7 Apr 2025
- Validated
- 7 Apr 2025
- Ward
- Balsham
- Parish
- Balsham CP
- Postcode
- CB21 4DJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register
This site has had 5 applications since 2022: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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24/0772/TTCA Granted
Meadow Primary School High Street Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4DJ
T18 Hornbeam: Crown reduce by up to 2m (spread only, not immediate garden side which was reduced Feb 2023) T19 Field Maple: Reduce in height by 3m to allow neighboring Hornbeam and Whitebeam sufficient space while retaining lower trunk for use by forest school.
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22/1285/TTCA Granted
Meadow Primary School High Street Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4DJ
5 day notice - agreed by TO Cedar T 20 - fell dead and in a dangerous condition
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22/1172/TTCA Granted
Meadow Primary School High Street Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4DJ
T3 Prunus avium: -Crown lift over path to 2.5m T4 Acer spp.: -Crown lift to 3m -Crown reduce to clear building by 1-2m T24 Quercus cerris: -Crown reduce to clear building by 1-2m
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22/1176/TTCA Granted
Meadow Primary School High Street Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4DJ
T18 Carpinus Betulus: -Crown reduce garden side 2m garden side only
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Apr 2025
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 June 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
South Cambridgeshire took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
East Cambs Trading Co.Ltd Agent
1 application on PlanIndex
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- EMAIL - 5 DAYS NOTICE EMAIL
- LOCATION PLAN
- TREE PHOTOGRAPH
- TREE PHOTOGRAPH
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with South Cambridgeshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year South Cambridgeshire decided tree works applications in a median of 38 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Land Adj 4 High Street Balsham CB21 4DJ
Submission of details required by conditions 4 (Engineering Scheme) and 7 (Carbon Emissions) of planning permission 20/02079/FUL
Granted Conditions 10 docs -
School Cottage 4A High Street Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4DJ
Removal of existing catslide dormer. One and half storey rear extension with dormer window. Relocation of air source heat pump and rooflight.
Refused Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 18 docsDomestic -
School Cottage 4A High Street Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4DJ
Removal of existing catslide dormer. One and half storey rear extension with dormer window. Relocation of air source heat pump and rooflight. (Scheme amended following refusal of similar application: 24/01125/HFUL)
Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 15 docsDomestic -
Meadow Primary School High Street Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4DJ
T3 Prunus avium: -Crown lift over path to 2.5m T4 Acer spp.: -Crown lift to 3m -Crown reduce to clear building by 1-2m T24 Quercus cerris: -Crown reduce to clear building by 1-2m
Granted Trees 6 docs -
Meadow Primary School High Street Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4DJ
T18 Carpinus Betulus: -Crown reduce garden side 2m garden side only
Granted Trees 6 docs -
1 High Street Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4DJ
Ash - A1 - Crown lift to 4m above footpath and pub carpark and cut back away from property roof by up to 2m.
Granted Trees 6 docs
Other tree works applications
In South Cambridgeshire
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26/0946/TTCA Granted
Honeydew House The Main Road Papworth St Agnes Cambridgeshire CB23 3QU
T1:Silver birch in front garden 2-3 metre crown reduction. T2:Cherry tree in front garden up to 1 metre crown reduction. T3:Popular tree in back garden 2-3 metre crown reduction. T4:Silver birch tree in back garden 2-3 metre crown reduction. T5:Red oak tree in back garden 2-3 metre crown reduction.
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26/03773/TTHR Awaiting decision
Land To The South-west And East Of Hinxton Grange Cambridge Road Hinxton Cambridgeshire
Hedgerow removal of up to 8m of hedgerow
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26/0971/TTCA Granted
Burgoynes House Burgoynes Road Impington Cambridgeshire CB24 9NB
Prunus (T1) - crown reduction of 2.5 to alleviate weight Ash (T2) re-pollard to previous pollard points with a finished hight of 10 meters to alleviate weight Lime (T3) - lower and middle crown reduction of overextended limbs 2.5 meters to alleviate weight Lime (T4) - reduce by 4 meters with a finished height of 12 meters to allow more light into property
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26/0614/TTPO Withdrawn
3 The Bungalows The Knapwell Wood Road Knapwell Cambridgeshire CB23 4NS
TG2 ( Cherry, Elder, Maple, Elm 15 Semi-mature) to maintain the dimensions of height 3 metres, canopy radius of 1 metre, and diameter at breast height and number of stems is 10cm. Works required is to maintain vegetation at current dimensions through periodic pruning to maintain the vegetation dimensions of: height 3 metres, canopy radius of 1 metre, and diameter at breast height and number of stems is 10cm. - TG4 ( Ash, Sycamore, Elm 5 Young) to maintain the dimensions of height 4 metres, canopy radius of 2 metres, and diameter at breast height and number of stems is 5cm. Works required is to maintain vegetation at current dimensions through periodic pruning to maintain the vegetation dimensions of: height 4 metres, canopy radius of 2 metres, and diameter at breast height and number of stems is 5cm.
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26/1134/TTCA Awaiting decision
9 Cotterells Lane Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4JR
Ash - reduce height and spread on all sides by 2m down to previous pruning points