Planning application
87 Rooks Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8QZ
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 x 10ms high - reduce back to previous pruning points, equating to a reduction of approximately 1m, leaving tree at 9ms tall.
As published by the council, reference 26/1024/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1024/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 15 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 15 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Cottenham
- Parish
- Cottenham CP
- Postcode
- CB24 8QZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Sep 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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25 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 56 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
252 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 98% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 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 38 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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