Planning application
9 South End Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5NJ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - Ash (mature multi-stemmed) - Crown reduce by approximately 2-3 metres from the height and lateral spread (approximately 20-25%). pruning all branches back to suitable secondary growth points. Reason - The proposed reduction is requested to increase natural light levels to the rear garden while retaining the tree as an important landscape feature.
As published by the council, reference 26/0748/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0748/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 20 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Bassingbourn
- Parish
- Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth CP
- Postcode
- SG8 5NJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jul 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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23 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 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 61 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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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- AMENDMENT ON PROPOSAL
- INVALID LETTER
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
- TREE PHOTO
Trade members open them 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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