Planning application
9 Stokes Close Longstanton Cambridgeshire CB24 3FG
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1, T2, T3 - Elm - Fell Reason - Dead due to Dutch Elm Disease T4, T6 and T10 - Elm - Fell and remove fallen dead elm T5 and T8 - Elm - Remove Deadwood T7 and T9 - Elm - Reduce height by 5 metres to a finished height of 7 metres. Reason - taller than top of the house roof) need reducing in height by 5 m to a height of 7 m for safety reasons as due to their existing height and distance from the house (10m), if they were to fall towards the house, they would hit the house based on their current size and if to fall sideways would break the boundary fences
As published by the council, reference 26/1113/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1113/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 29 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 2 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Longstanton
- Parish
- Longstanton CP
- Postcode
- CB24 3FG
Comment by 27 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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29 Sep 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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2 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 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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