Planning application
4 Finch's Close Stapleford Cambridgeshire CB22 5BL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Purple Beech - Agreed amended tree work - 2m reduction of the west side of the crown whist maintain the trees shape and reducing the lower 2 branches back to balance the crown Reason - due to significant fouling from birds as this can create hygiene issues and damage to property
As published by the council, reference 26/0497/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0497/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 18 May 2026
- Validated
- 21 May 2026
- Decided
- 31 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Shelford
- Parish
- Stapleford CP
- Decision by
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Postcode
- CB22 5BL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 May 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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21 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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31 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
Who's behind it
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Arborcare Agent, registered in Okehampton
Dissolved · incorporated 2008 · Okehampton
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8 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- PARISH
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- INVALID LETTER
- REVISED TREE WORK DESCRIPTION
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 31 July 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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