Planning application
Recreation Ground Mill Lane Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3HY
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
298. - Field Maple - Fell to ground level due to dieback in the upper crown. There is only a heavy leaning lateral leader live. High target area of pedestrian footpath and bench in falling distance.
As published by the council, reference 26/0704/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0704/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 10 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Sawston
- Parish
- Sawston CP
- Postcode
- CB22 3HY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Jul 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Shire Trees Ltd Agent, registered in Royston
Active · incorporated 2017 · Royston
39 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 96% granted
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Liquidation · incorporated 1991
1 application on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- PARISH
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
- PHOTO OF TREE
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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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