Planning application
15 High Street Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EH
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 Oak - reduce overall crown by a maximum of 2.5 to 3.5 m in height reduction and a maximum of 3 m lateral reduction, pruning back to suitable growth points. Stabilise major dead on the southeast of the crown. Reduce stems back to approximately 2-3 m away from the main stem to allow compartmentalisation.
As published by the council, reference 26/1118/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1118/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 1 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 1 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Shelford
- Parish
- Great Shelford CP
- Postcode
- CB22 5EH
Comment by 27 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on South Cambridgeshire's portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0568/TTCA Granted
15 High Street Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EH
Remove this potentially unsafe tree, we believe the species of the tree is either a 'Goat Willow' or 'Crack willow'.
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26/01410/HFUL Granted
15 High Street Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EH
Removal of existing exterior render/paintwork to front of property and to the stairway access to first floor annex to rear. Where the material remains sound, the current material would be retained and rendered over, to avoid risk of damage to underlying brickwork. Retention of existing external finish to remaining elevations and repainting or over-rendering with a skim coat. Installation of external lighting to front elevation. Repair work to existing sash windows to address water damage. Combination of repainting of render or use of a coloured render to a sympathetic and appropriate shade, with appropriate complimentary colour choice to repaint windows and front door.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Oct 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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8 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 26 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
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Bartlett Tree Experts Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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15 High Street Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EH
Remove this potentially unsafe tree, we believe the species of the tree is either a 'Goat Willow' or 'Crack willow'.
Granted Trees 6 docs -
15 High Street Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EH
Removal of existing exterior render/paintwork to front of property and to the stairway access to first floor annex to rear. Where the material remains sound, the current material would be retained and rendered over, to avoid risk of damage to underlying brickwork. Retention of existing external finish to remaining elevations and repainting or over-rendering with a skim coat. Installation of external lighting to front elevation. Repair work to existing sash windows to address water damage. Combination of repainting of render or use of a coloured render to a sympathetic and appropriate shade, with appropriate complimentary colour choice to repaint windows and front door.
Granted Householder Windows or glazing 20 docsDomestic -
17 High Street Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EH
T4: Mature Sycamore adjacent to Purple Plum - Request a gentle crown lift to 3.5m to allow dappled light to bed below. T5: Holly tree under mature Sycamore - Request removal to near ground level, to be replaced with a more suitable Wild Service tree in better location. T6: Hawthorn over Wendy house - Request a crown reduction by approx. 1.5m to provide 2ft clearance from Wendy House.
Granted Trees 7 docs -
17 High Street Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EH
T1: Mature Yew over patio - Reduce back away from patio by approx. 2m to improve light below. T2: Mature Sycamore over patio - Request permission to sympathetically target prune back approx. 5 lower over extended branches above Yew by 2.5m to improve light below. T3: Purple Plum on left hand side of garden - Request a sympathetic 1.5m crown reduction to growth points to improve light.
Granted Trees 6 docs -
Old Pound Yard High Street Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EH
Detached single storey home office to front.
Withdrawn Householder 16 docsSmall domestic -
Old Pound Yard High Street Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EH
Remove to ground level Silver Birch ID#1 due to damage to adjacent wall. Prune Swamp Cypress ID#2 to open canopy of adjacent tree and allow better crown development. Reduce lateral growth over liquid Amber by 1-2m on 2-3 branch's only. Coppice declining laurel ID#3 to leave a 0.5m stump to regenerate.
Granted Trees 7 docs
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26/0946/TTCA Granted
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T1:Silver birch in front garden 2-3 metre crown reduction. T2:Cherry tree in front garden up to 1 metre crown reduction. T3:Popular tree in back garden 2-3 metre crown reduction. T4:Silver birch tree in back garden 2-3 metre crown reduction. T5:Red oak tree in back garden 2-3 metre crown reduction.
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26/03773/TTHR Awaiting decision
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Hedgerow removal of up to 8m of hedgerow
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26/0971/TTCA Granted
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Prunus (T1) - crown reduction of 2.5 to alleviate weight Ash (T2) re-pollard to previous pollard points with a finished hight of 10 meters to alleviate weight Lime (T3) - lower and middle crown reduction of overextended limbs 2.5 meters to alleviate weight Lime (T4) - reduce by 4 meters with a finished height of 12 meters to allow more light into property
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26/0614/TTPO Withdrawn
3 The Bungalows The Knapwell Wood Road Knapwell Cambridgeshire CB23 4NS
TG2 ( Cherry, Elder, Maple, Elm 15 Semi-mature) to maintain the dimensions of height 3 metres, canopy radius of 1 metre, and diameter at breast height and number of stems is 10cm. Works required is to maintain vegetation at current dimensions through periodic pruning to maintain the vegetation dimensions of: height 3 metres, canopy radius of 1 metre, and diameter at breast height and number of stems is 10cm. - TG4 ( Ash, Sycamore, Elm 5 Young) to maintain the dimensions of height 4 metres, canopy radius of 2 metres, and diameter at breast height and number of stems is 5cm. Works required is to maintain vegetation at current dimensions through periodic pruning to maintain the vegetation dimensions of: height 4 metres, canopy radius of 2 metres, and diameter at breast height and number of stems is 5cm.
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26/1134/TTCA Awaiting decision
9 Cotterells Lane Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4JR
Ash - reduce height and spread on all sides by 2m down to previous pruning points