Planning application
1 New Road Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8RF
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 YEW IN NEIGHBOURING PROPERTY (87 ROOKS ST) - 10ms high, prune back lateral foliage overhanging 1 New Road by 1m and up to full height to lessen overhang to driveway of 1 New Road.
As published by the council, reference 26/1021/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1021/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 15 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 15 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Cottenham
- Parish
- Cottenham CP
- Postcode
- CB24 8RF
Comment by 7 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on South Cambridgeshire's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Sep 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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18 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 November 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 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Acacia Tree Surgery Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Cambridgeshire
Active · incorporated 2006 · Cambridgeshire
156 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 99% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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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.
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