Planning application
1 The Drift Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4JN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Walnut tree (rear garden) - Reduce crown 3 metres. Reason - Tree has become too overgrown and is very close to the house.
As published by the council, reference 26/0664/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0664/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 29 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Caxton & Papworth
- Parish
- Elsworth CP
- Decision by
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Postcode
- CB23 4JN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jun 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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19 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- 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 19 August 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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