42 High Street Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4EP

1. 19 Aug 2026

   Received by South Cambridgeshire

2. 27 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 14 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.

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.

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.

• 99 High Street Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4EP

  22/03925/S73 Submitted 5 Sep 2022 108m away

  S73 to vary Condition 2 (drawings) and remove Condition 8 (boundary treatment) of ref: S/4176/19/VC to allow for a 1.5m high brick wall on the front boundary of the property and to include details of other boundary treatment.

  Withdrawn Amendments 15 docs

• 4 The Rookery Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4EU

  22/1430/TTPO Submitted 1 Dec 2022 110m away

  Mature Maple (No 8) on plan has a branch over the electricity sub station and near the No 22 The Rookery which needs removing along with another branch to balance the tree. (Photos attached) Mature Maple (No 9) on plan has a hollow truck and is dangerous and needs to be felled as it is close to the Electricity sub station and the bungalow in The Rookery. Photos attached.

  Granted Trees 11 docs

• 100 High Street Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4EP

  26/01063/LBC Submitted 18 Mar 2026 141m away

  Change of use from office (Class E) to four-bed dwellinghouse (Class C3). Alterations to internal arrangement, including removal of modern partition walls, the erection of stud walls to create habitable rooms, installation of extractor fans and vents, installation of air source heat pump with associated pipework, alterations to fenestration including insertion of first-floor window and stopped-up doorway in side (north) elevation.

  Refused Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 28 docs
  Domestic

• 67 High Street Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4EP

  24/02941/CL2PD Submitted 6 Aug 2024 168m away

  Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the siting of a Shepherd's Hut on wheels for use as a Summer House.

  Granted Lawful development 15 docs

• 100 Aisle Barn High Street Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4EP

  22/1119/TTCA Submitted 3 Oct 2022 171m away

  Ash - Fell.

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• 4 Nine Chimneys Lane Balsham CB21 4ES

  21/0046/TTCA Submitted 11 Jan 2021 229m away

  T1 (in blue on sketch map) Ash tree to remove lowest branch going towards garage and crown lift to 3.5 meters. T2 (in red on sketch map) Lime tree to crown lift to 4meters and crown thin by 25% (in accordance with BS3998:2010). (AMENDED)

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 26/0810/TTPO Refused

  37 Spring Lane Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5HT

  Tree reference number is TPO 0035 (2003) its a sycamore requiring 2-3m lateral reduction & remove all dead wood.

  3 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/0815/TTPO Granted

  9 Haslingfield Road Harlton Cambridgeshire CB23 1ER

  Removal of dead Sycamore tree. 5 Days Notice

  3 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/0808/TTPO Granted

  5 Woollards Lane Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5LZ

  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.

  3 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/0795/TTCA Granted

  219 High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8QP

  B1: Bay - Fell B2: Rose bush - Fell H1: Leylandii - Crown lift to 2m and cut back by 0.5m H2: Beech - Fell T6, T8, T9, T10, T11: Unknown species - Fell T7: Fig - Fell

  29 Jul 2026 Trees
• 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