Planning application
Derwent House The Church Lane Papworth St Agnes Cambridgeshire CB23 3QZ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Sycamore - Crown reduction by 2.5 metres (back to previous reduction) Willow - Crown reduction by 4 metres (in effect, pollarding) Cherry - Removal of one limb approximately 5 metres long back to main trunk due to instability
As published by the council, reference 26/0678/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0678/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 6 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Caxton & Papworth
- Parish
- Papworth St. Agnes CP
- Postcode
- CB23 3QZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jul 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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9 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
South Cambridgeshire took a median of 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- COVERING EMAIL FROM APPLICANT RE REVISED TREE WORKS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
- INVALID LETTER
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with South Cambridgeshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year South Cambridgeshire decided tree works applications in a median of 39 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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Brook Barn House The Main Road Papworth St Agnes Cambridgeshire CB23 3QU
1. Ash - reduce height by 3m and prune in sides by up to 0.5m to balance shapes. 2. Ash - reduce height by 3m and prune in sides by up to 0.5m to balance shapes. 3. Elm - reduce height by 3m and prune in sides by up to 0.5m to balance shapes. 4. Ash - reduce height by 3m and prune in sides by up to 0.5m to balance shapes. 5. Ash (twin stemmed - reduce height by 3m and prune in sides by up to 0.5m to balance shapes. 6. Sycamore - reduce height by 3m and prune in sides by up to 0.5m to balance shapes. 7. Ash - reduce height by 3m and prune in sides by up to 0.5m to balance shapes.
Granted Trees 6 docs
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