Planning application
Water Meadows The Main Road Papworth St Agnes Cambridgeshire CB23 3QU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Front Garden 4 x Elm trees crown and height reduced by approx 3m - nos 5,6,7,8 on plan. Rear Garden 1 x oak to be crown and height reduced by approx 1.5m - no 2 on plan 1 x Ash to be crown and height reduced by approx 3m - no 1 on plan 5 x sycamores to be removed - nos 9,10,11,12,13 on plan. All other sycamores, elms to be crown and height reduced by approx 1.5m - all on plan.
As published by the council, reference 26/0916/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0916/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Have No Objection To
- Received
- 21 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 21 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 23 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Caxton & Papworth
- Parish
- Papworth St. Agnes CP
- Decision by
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Postcode
- CB23 3QU
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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23 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Have No Objection To
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
- TREES1
- TREES2
- TREES3
- TREES4
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 23 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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