Planning application
The Cottage 29 High Street Great Wilbraham Cambridgeshire CB21 5JD
Works: Trees
Part of this application was approved and part refused. The decision notice on the council portal sets out which is which.
Proposal
Ash (Tree 1)- Top the main stems of the Ash tree at a height of aproximately 4 metres from ground level, creating a standing habitat for biodiversity and wildlife value. Ash (Tree 4) - Severe crown reduction of this approximately 13m Ash tree, removing the upper canopy and reducing overall height down to approximately 5-6m above ground level, leaving a stable main trunk / habitat stem. Ash (Tree 5) - Removal of single overextended lateral limb posing a safety risk to the property and adjacent amenity land. The reduction aims to mitigate the limb failure risk.
As published by the council, reference 26/0817/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0817/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Part approved, part refused As published: Split decision
- Received
- 3 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 3 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Fen Ditton & Fulbourn
- Parish
- Great Wilbraham CP
- Decision by
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Postcode
- CB21 5JD
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/0823/TTCA Awaiting decision
The Cottage 29 High Street Great Wilbraham Cambridgeshire CB21 5JD
Ash (Tree 8) - Selectively crown reduce this Ash trees overall canopy by up to 3 metres in height and spread (reducing from approximately 13m down to 10m), shortening long horizontal and gangly lateral branches by up to 5m to retain a balanced, natural form. Crown thin the remaining canopy by a maximum of 20% removing weak, crossing and congested branches.
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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10 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Split decision
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
- PARISH
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
- T1
- T4 LIMBDROP 1
- T4 LIMBDROP 2
- T4 LIMBDROP 3JPEG
- T4
- T5
- T8 LIMBDROP 1
- T8 LIMBDROP 2
- T8
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Open the documentsAfter the decision
South Cambridgeshire has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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