1 Church Street Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8SU

1. 3 Sep 2026

   Received by South Cambridgeshire

2. 6 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 29 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. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

More on trees applications in our guide

• 20 Church Street Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8SU

  26/01334/LBC Submitted 2 Apr 2026 30m away

  External:Remove concrete tanking to plinth, replaster in lime render. Remove concrete paver front door step, rebuild with natural stone step. Ground floor road front elevation, remove external boarding to timber frame, insulation between the studs with sheep wool, repair substrate (lathe/masonry) and replaster in lime. Strip impervious paint to expose jetty brackets. Remove impervious external paintwork to masonry ground floor wall (south). First floor, remove impervious external paintwork to plaster. Draughtproof and fill cracks in plaster with hared lime putty. Limewash external plaster and masonry elevations. Ground Internal: Remove concrete screed floor to ground floor and replace with insulated limecrete slab containing underfloor heating. Limecrete slab will be finished with gault brick flooring, bedded on lime mortar. Remove gypsum plaster to ground floor internal walls (up to approx. 1.5m above floor level). Remove cementitious tanking to ground internal walls behind gypsum plaster. Repair substrate (masonry or lathe) and introduction of new lime plaster finish. Strip impervious paint to expose internal timber elements. Repaint plaster walls with limewash or distemper. Remove failed plaster to ceiling to expose joists above. Remove modern opaque glass door to hallway. Remove modern fire surround and installation of a multifuel stove. First Floor internal: Remove plywood flooring to first floor and conservation repair of historic timber flooring. Remove emulsion paint to walls, repair plaster and paint with limewash or distemper. Remove modern fitted cupboard in small bedroom. Other Work: Repair and renovation of timber windows, reinstate small pane window pattern where it has been lost and installation of slimline glazing where glass is non historic. Replace one window to ground floor southern elevation with new horizontal sliding sash to match those to the west. Repair front door and frame and paint and draught stripped. Reline chimney.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 16 docs

• 42 Church Street Fen Ditton CB5 8SU

  20/2397/TTCA Submitted 27 Nov 2020 42m away

  T1 and T2 Eucalyptus: Prune back by circa 1.5 metres to previous reduction points and remove small lowest limbs. Both trees have been historically reduced. Works are to maintain their size within the garden.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 9 Church Street Fen Ditton CB5 8SU

  21/0207/TTCA Submitted 16 Feb 2021 53m away

  T1 Silver Birch: Reduce laterally to boundary, or nearest suitable growth point, over No.7 Church Street; and Reduce or remove minor branches around phone lines to allow 30cm clearance from cables.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Aquila 11 Church Street Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8SU

  26/0822/TTCA Submitted 4 Aug 2026 78m away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~29 Sep

  G1 - Two Cypress trees - Fell G2 - Two Lawson Cypress trees - Fell T3 - Hazel - Fell T4 - Yew - Crown-reduce by up to 1.5m in height and in width T5 - Sweet Chestnut - Crown-lift by 3.5 above ground level to give clearance over the roof of the outbuilding T6 - Decayed fruit tree - Fell T7 - Willow - Coppice/Reduce to 0.25m above ground level

  Awaiting decision Trees 4 docs

• Aquila 11 Church Street Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8SU

  22/03965/HFUL Submitted 5 Sep 2022 79m away

  Single storey side extension with basement to the side of existing garage

  Granted Householder Extension 23 docs
  Small domestic

• 5 Church Street Fen Ditton CB5 8SU

  21/0065/TTCA Submitted 14 Jan 2021 83m away

  Sycamore (T1) - crown raise on the North side, above the drive way to a height of 4m Robinia (T2) - fell, the tree has a significant lean towards the house. There is a better specimen of Robinia only a few metres away as can be seen in the photo Yew (T3) - reduce the height of the tree by 1 to 1.5m Wild Service Tree (T4) - lightly reduce the length of 4 or 5 lateral branches to improve symmetry (up to 1m) Willow (T5) - crown reduce by 2m Willows (T6, T7, T8) - re-pollard to previous pollard point, removing regrowth of approx 5m

  Granted Trees 7 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
• 26/0960/TTCA Awaiting decision

  12 St Johns Street Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4RA

  Yew Tree - Crown reduction by 3 metres, with a proportionate reduction in lateral crown spread. Reduce lateral spread growth extending beyond the property boundaries and growth encroaching over/into the crown of the adjacent apple tree. Previous works last carried out to the same tree in 2020 under ref: 20/1409/TTCA.

  3 Sep 2026 Trees