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Water Meadows The Main Road Papworth St Agnes Cambridgeshire CB23 3QU

Granted South Cambridgeshire 26/0916/TTCA Works to CA trees

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

  1. 21 Aug 2026

    Received by South Cambridgeshire

  2. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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 Officer Correspondence · 24 Aug 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 21 Aug 2026
  • FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 21 Aug 2026
  • ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 21 Aug 2026
  • TREE LOCATION PLAN Drawings · 21 Aug 2026
  • TREES1 Photographs · 21 Aug 2026
  • TREES2 Photographs · 21 Aug 2026
  • TREES3 Photographs · 21 Aug 2026
  • TREES4 Photographs · 21 Aug 2026

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What 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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