Planning application
Bourn Hall High Street Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TN
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Lime (T160) - Fell due to Ganoderma
As published by the council, reference 26/0915/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0915/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 21 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Caldecote
- Parish
- Bourn CP
- Postcode
- CB23 2TN
Comment by 15 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: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0457/TTPO Split decision
Bourn Hall High Street Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TN
T14: English Oak - Raise the crown to 5 meters over road. T27: Elm - Crown reduction of 4 meters to alleviate end weight, with a finished height of 7 meters. T28: Elm - Crown reduction of 5.5 meters to alleviate end weight, with a finished height of 8 meters. Reduce long limb over neighbouring property by 4meters. T29: x2 Lime - Re-pollard by 5 meters to previous pollard points, with a finished height of 8 meters T50: Ash (Inonotus evident) - Fell. T53a: Beech (Beech Bark disease evident, tree in decline) - Fell. T60: Sycamore (Ustilina at base and tree in decline) - Fell. T76: Ash (Subsiding limb over foot path) - Reduce limb over foot path by 3.5 meters to alleviate end weight. T147: Lime (Ustilina present. Severe decay) - Fell T160: Lime (Ganoderma evident. Severe decay in main stem) - Fell. T161: Lime (large elongated growth on stems south at 1m) - Remove secondary stems north by 3 meters height and 2 meters lateral. T198: Elm - (touching adjacent Elm and has worn down beyond Cambium layer) - Remove touching limb to prevent failure at weak point.
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26/0506/TTCA Granted
Bourn Hall High Street Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TN
T156a: Magnolia (touching building) - Crown reduction of 1 meter to give clearance of building by 0.5 meters, with a finished height of 4 meters. T157a: Laurel (touching building) - Crown reduction of 1.5 meters to give clearance of building by 1.5 meters, with a finished height of 4 meters. T157b: Bay Willow (touching building) - Crown reduction of 1.5 meters to give clearance of building by 1.5 meters, with a finished height of 4 meters.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Aug 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor
23 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 100% granted
Trade members see who it is, their full track record, and every application they have filed.
See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- ARBORICULTURAL CONDITION AND HAZARD ASSESSMENT
- TREE PLAN AND PHOTOS
- PICUS REPORT ON LIME
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Bourn Hall High Street Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TN
T156a: Magnolia (touching building) - Crown reduction of 1 meter to give clearance of building by 0.5 meters, with a finished height of 4 meters. T157a: Laurel (touching building) - Crown reduction of 1.5 meters to give clearance of building by 1.5 meters, with a finished height of 4 meters. T157b: Bay Willow (touching building) - Crown reduction of 1.5 meters to give clearance of building by 1.5 meters, with a finished height of 4 meters.
Granted Trees 8 docs -
Bourn Hall High Street Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TN
T14: English Oak - Raise the crown to 5 meters over road. T27: Elm - Crown reduction of 4 meters to alleviate end weight, with a finished height of 7 meters. T28: Elm - Crown reduction of 5.5 meters to alleviate end weight, with a finished height of 8 meters. Reduce long limb over neighbouring property by 4meters. T29: x2 Lime - Re-pollard by 5 meters to previous pollard points, with a finished height of 8 meters T50: Ash (Inonotus evident) - Fell. T53a: Beech (Beech Bark disease evident, tree in decline) - Fell. T60: Sycamore (Ustilina at base and tree in decline) - Fell. T76: Ash (Subsiding limb over foot path) - Reduce limb over foot path by 3.5 meters to alleviate end weight. T147: Lime (Ustilina present. Severe decay) - Fell T160: Lime (Ganoderma evident. Severe decay in main stem) - Fell. T161: Lime (large elongated growth on stems south at 1m) - Remove secondary stems north by 3 meters height and 2 meters lateral. T198: Elm - (touching adjacent Elm and has worn down beyond Cambium layer) - Remove touching limb to prevent failure at weak point.
Split decision Trees 10 docs -
36 Gills Hill Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TS
90% historically approved · decision due ~22 Sep
Submission of details required by condition 17 (foul water drainage and surface water drainage) of planning permission 24/03298/FUL
Awaiting decision Conditions 14 docs -
36 Gills Hill Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TS
Submission of details required by conditions 3 (written scheme of investigation) and 5 (contamination) of planning permission 24/03298/FUL
Decided Conditions 16 docs -
27 Church Street Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2SJ
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Granted Heritage and listed buildings 19 docs -
27 Church Street Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2SJ
Installation of an EV charger to the outside of the house.
Granted Householder 20 docsDomestic
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26/0810/TTPO Refused
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Tree reference number is TPO 0035 (2003) its a sycamore requiring 2-3m lateral reduction & remove all dead wood.
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26/0815/TTPO Granted
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26/0808/TTPO Granted
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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.
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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
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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.