Planning application
Bourn Hall High Street Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T156a: Magnolia (touching building) - Crown reduction of 1 meter to give clearance of building by 0.5 meters, with a finished height of 4 meters. T157a: Laurel (touching building) - Crown reduction of 1.5 meters to give clearance of building by 1.5 meters, with a finished height of 4 meters. T157b: Bay Willow (touching building) - Crown reduction of 1.5 meters to give clearance of building by 1.5 meters, with a finished height of 4 meters.
As published by the council, reference 26/0506/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0506/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Have No Objection To
- Received
- 7 May 2026
- Validated
- 15 May 2026
- Decided
- 25 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Caldecote
- Parish
- Bourn CP
- Decision by
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Postcode
- CB23 2TN
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0915/TTPO Awaiting decision
Bourn Hall High Street Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TN
Lime (T160) - Fell due to Ganoderma
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26/0457/TTPO Split decision
Bourn Hall High Street Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TN
T14: English Oak - Raise the crown to 5 meters over road. T27: Elm - Crown reduction of 4 meters to alleviate end weight, with a finished height of 7 meters. T28: Elm - Crown reduction of 5.5 meters to alleviate end weight, with a finished height of 8 meters. Reduce long limb over neighbouring property by 4meters. T29: x2 Lime - Re-pollard by 5 meters to previous pollard points, with a finished height of 8 meters T50: Ash (Inonotus evident) - Fell. T53a: Beech (Beech Bark disease evident, tree in decline) - Fell. T60: Sycamore (Ustilina at base and tree in decline) - Fell. T76: Ash (Subsiding limb over foot path) - Reduce limb over foot path by 3.5 meters to alleviate end weight. T147: Lime (Ustilina present. Severe decay) - Fell T160: Lime (Ganoderma evident. Severe decay in main stem) - Fell. T161: Lime (large elongated growth on stems south at 1m) - Remove secondary stems north by 3 meters height and 2 meters lateral. T198: Elm - (touching adjacent Elm and has worn down beyond Cambium layer) - Remove touching limb to prevent failure at weak point.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 May 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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15 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Have No Objection To
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23 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Foxcotte Tree Surgery Agent, a tree-works contractor
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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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