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2 Apthorpe Street Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5EY

Awaiting decision South Cambridgeshire 26/0833/TTPO Works to TPO trees

Works: Trees

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Proposal

4x Lime trees - Prune to reduce the longer branches overhanging /growing towards the house and garden of no. 18 by up to 2.5m -3m.

As published by the council, reference 26/0833/TTPO

Application record

Reference
26/0833/TTPO
Type
Works to TPO trees
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Fen Ditton & Fulbourn
Parish
Fulbourn CP
Postcode
CB21 5EY

Comment by 9 September 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on South Cambridgeshire's portal.

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026.

  • 26/0693/TTCA Awaiting decision

    2 Apthorpe Street Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5EY

    T2: Wild Plum - Crown lift to give an additional 1m clearance over drive T3: Plum, two separate stems, one completely dead and one with weight bias over wall and road, live stem touching buttress on wall - Fell T4: Ceanothus, large wound at 1m, areas of die back on stem, 40% dieback throughout crown - Fell T5: Ceanothus, fungal infection on stem, loose bark, 60% dead - Fell T7: Laburnum - Fell T8: Plum, growing very close to left hand boundary wall. Several stems rubbing and pushing on wall between buttresses - Remove stems touching wall and shorten two heaviest branches overhanging driveway of adjacent property by 2m T27: Fig - Prune to remove stems touching top of wall and remove Ivy down to 0.5m

    Submitted 8 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 26/0692/TTPO Awaiting decision

    2 Apthorpe Street Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5EY

    T1: Lime - Remove dead wood and hanging branches, shorten branches over the road to path edge (by no more than 3m) and reduce upper crown by up to 7m to compensate for weakness at 3m (Reason: cavity at 3m on roadside) T9: Lime - Remove major dead wood, shorten branches close to utility cables by 5m (over road) (Reason: too close to utility cables) Situated on right hand side of driveway entrance, 400mm from front boundary wall T10: Lime (right hand front garden) - Remove major dead wood, shorten branches towards utility cables by 3m, remove suckers at base. (Reason: too close to utility cables) T13: Lime - Remove major dead wood, supply and fit cobra brace to reduce risk of failure at poor union, reduce weight on low branches over road by shortening by 3-4m. (Reason: Poor included bark union between 2 largest stems above pollard point) T23: Lime - Fell to ground level (Reason: Dying top, stunted tree. Touching top of right hand boundary wall)

    Submitted 8 Jul 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Aug 2026

    Received by South Cambridgeshire

  2. 17 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 October 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 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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Documents

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8 documents on file for this application

  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 18 Aug 2026
  • MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 18 Aug 2026
  • TREE LOCATION PLAN Application Information · 17 Aug 2026
  • INVALID LETTER Application Information · 07 Aug 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 06 Aug 2026
  • FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 06 Aug 2026
  • ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 06 Aug 2026
  • 2 APTHORPE STREET FULBOURN Drawings · 06 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 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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  • 26/0795/TTCA Granted

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  • 26/0966/TTCA Awaiting decision

    1 Church Street Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8SU

    T1 - Beech tree - Thin the crown on the Northern side of the crown by 20%. Reason: to re-balance the tree after a large branch failed over the churchyard.

    3 Sep 2026 Trees