Planning application
Farriers Newton Road Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4PF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Removal of five silver birch dead trees Removal of 3 Ashes dead or dying from 'ash die back' or King Alfred's cake fungus Removal of 1 Ash where the top of the tree is broken off and hanging on adjacent tree Removal of 1 Ash tree overhanging on the adjacent allotment which is considered by the parish council as health risk due to breaking branches. Removal or crown reduction of 2 poplars - one of which needs cutting back as the base of the tree is split and with the height and weight of canopy, if the tree falls it will damage the property. Second poplar is saffocating an adjacent Norway spruce and Ash.
As published by the council, reference 26/0528/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0528/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 27 May 2026
- Validated
- 4 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 24 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Whittlesford
- Parish
- Whittlesford CP
- Decision by
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Postcode
- CB22 4PF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 May 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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4 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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24 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- TREE SKETCH
- INVALID CHASE
- EMAIL FROM INVALID
- INVALID LETTER
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- TREE PLAN
- PHOTO 1
- PHOTO 4
- PHOTO 2
- PHOTO 5
- PHOTO 7
- PHOTO 8
- PHOTO 6
- PHOTO 3
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 24 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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