Planning application
Bourn Golf Club, Health And Fitness Club Toft Road Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TT
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
1 - Oak tree in the 11 hole near the green - whole crown reduce by 2-3 meters Reason - The large oak tree obstructing the green, affecting its quality and interfering with players ability to play the hole effectively
As published by the council, reference 26/0397/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0397/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refused Permission
- Received
- 16 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 19 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 25 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Caldecote
- Parish
- Bourn CP
- Decision by
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Postcode
- CB23 2TT
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register
This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 1 refused.
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22/03955/S73 Granted
Bourn Golf Club, Health And Fitness Club Toft Road Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TT
S73 to vary condition 2 (drawings) and 4 (materials) of ref: S/4449/19/FL (Extension and improvements to the club house at Bourn Golf & Country Club) seeking regularisation of amendments which include additions to the first floor, alterations to the design and alterations to the materials of the building.
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22/02088/FUL Granted
Bourn Golf Club, Health And Fitness Club Toft Road Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TT
Change of use of land for the siting of up 12 No. Holiday Lodges with associated ancillary development including parking, landscaping and drainage.
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22/01814/FUL Granted
Bourn Golf Club, Health And Fitness Club Toft Road Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TT
Change of use of land for the siting of up 10 Holiday Lodges with associated ancillary development including parking, landscaping and drainage.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Apr 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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19 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refused Permission
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23 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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South Cambridgeshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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Bourn Golf Club, Health And Fitness Club Toft Road Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TT
Change of use of land for the siting of up 12 No. Holiday Lodges with associated ancillary development including parking, landscaping and drainage.
Granted Full applications 54 docs -
Bourn Golf Club, Health And Fitness Club Toft Road Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TT
S73 to vary condition 2 (drawings) and 4 (materials) of ref: S/4449/19/FL (Extension and improvements to the club house at Bourn Golf & Country Club) seeking regularisation of amendments which include additions to the first floor, alterations to the design and alterations to the materials of the building.
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