Planning application
42 High Street Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4EP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Yew - Crown reduction of height by up to 3 metres, with minor pruning on the tips to maintain some kind of shape. T2 - Yew - Reduce overextended branch to bring into keeping with the rest of the trees canopy to a suitable pruning point.
As published by the council, reference 26/0905/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0905/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Have No Objection To
- Received
- 19 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 15 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Balsham
- Parish
- Balsham CP
- Decision by
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Postcode
- CB21 4EP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Aug 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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15 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Have No Objection To
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 15 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
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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