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The Cottage 29 High Street Great Wilbraham Cambridgeshire CB21 5JD

Awaiting decision South Cambridgeshire 26/0823/TTCA Works to CA trees

Works: Trees

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Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 26/0823/TTCA

Application record

Reference
26/0823/TTCA
Type
Works to CA trees
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Fen Ditton & Fulbourn
Parish
Great Wilbraham CP
Postcode
CB21 5JD

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 26/0817/TTPO Split decision

    The Cottage 29 High Street Great Wilbraham Cambridgeshire CB21 5JD

    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.

    Decided 10 Sep 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Aug 2026

    Received by South Cambridgeshire

  2. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 28 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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 26/0817/TTPO (Awaiting decision)

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 04 Aug 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 03 Aug 2026
  • FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 03 Aug 2026
  • ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 03 Aug 2026
  • TREE LOCATION PLAN Drawings · 03 Aug 2026
  • T8 LIMBDROP 1 Photographs · 03 Aug 2026
  • T8 LIMBDROP 2 Photographs · 03 Aug 2026
  • T8 Photographs · 03 Aug 2026

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What 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 38 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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