Planning application
5 Woollards Lane Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5LZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T015 Copper Beech reduce branch projecting north-east by up to 2.5m to reduce end weight and lateral spread,crown lift to approx 4m. T016 Copper Beech reduce branch projecting north by up to 3m, canker present on lower stem, crown lift to approx. 4m. Self set Prunus by SE corner of back of house removal to near ground level. Twin stemmed Prunus situated on island of conifer this self set tree removal to near ground level of Prunus ONLY to be replaced. Mature Beech encroaching on driveway entrance gate Crown lift on all sides to approx. 2.5m and reduce lower Phototropic limb Southern Crown only by approx. 3m to match in with rest of crown to reduce risk of failure.
As published by the council, reference 26/0808/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0808/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 3 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 3 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Shelford
- Parish
- Great Shelford CP
- Decision by
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Postcode
- CB22 5LZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0888/TTPO Granted
5 Woollards Lane Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5LZ
T1 - Beech - Crown reduce west, north and east sides by 4 metres. Reason: To reduce sail area to protect against failure of bark included union and to reduce overbearing mass over dwellings and gardens
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26/0758/TTCA Granted
5 Woollards Lane Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5LZ
G002 - Malus domestica/Pyrus communis (Orchard) x6, removal to ground level to be replaced with native species elsewhere in the garden.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Aug 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Shelford Tree Service Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Cambridge
Active · incorporated 2020 · Cambridge
105 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 97% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- PARISH
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- FEE CALCULATION
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- SITE PLAN
- TREE SURVEY
- MATURE BEECH ENCROACHING ON DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE BY GATE
- SELF SET PRUBUS BY SE CORNER OF BACK OF HOUSE
- TREE PLAN
- TREE RISK SURVEY
- T015 - COPPER BEECH
- T016 - COPPER BEECH
- TWIN STEMMED PRUNUS SITUATED ON ISLAND OF CONIFER
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 4 September 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
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