Planning application
8 Mortlock Street Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6DB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Sycamore - Crown reduction in height by 2.5M and lateral growth by 1.5M (30%) T2 - Goat Willow - Crown reduce by 1M in height and 1M in width to increase natural light to the rear garden.
As published by the council, reference 26/0494/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0494/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Have No Objection To
- Received
- 18 May 2026
- Validated
- 18 May 2026
- Decided
- 25 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Melbourn
- Parish
- Melbourn CP
- Decision by
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Postcode
- SG8 6DB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 May 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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25 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Have No Objection To
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Shire Trees Ltd Agent, registered in Royston
Active · incorporated 2017 · Royston
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7 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- FEE CALCULATION
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- TREE LOCATION
- T2 PHOTO
- TREE PHOTO
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 25 June 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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