Planning application
40 Hay Street Steeple Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0PE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Ash - Fell (Removal of large ash tree which is rotting at th base and indanager of being blown over) Field Maple - Fell (Removal of a field maple that was originally intended for hedging but has been allowed to grow and shade a valuable and rare Service Tree.)
As published by the council, reference 26/0184/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0184/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Have No Objection To
- Received
- 19 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 19 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 25 Mar 2026
- Ward
- The Mordens
- Parish
- Steeple Morden CP
- Decision by
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Postcode
- SG8 0PE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Feb 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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25 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Have No Objection To
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4 Oct 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 25 March 2026, 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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