13 Woodlands Road Great Shelford CB22 5LW

21/0180/TTCAWorks to CA treesDecided

Decided on 9 August 2021

Council decision: Decline to DetermineDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

T1 - Yew - fell because of obstruction to vehicles entering and exiting the Applicant's property and due to establishment of new driveway. T2 - Red Horsechestnut - reduce crown by 3 metres due to excessive shading and reduce weight from crown. T3 - London Plain - crown lift by 5 metres and cut overhanging branches back by 3 metres due to close proximity to house and garage. G1 - Group consisting of 1 Beech, 2 Horse Chestnuts and 2 Limes in neighbouring garden - Crown lift to 5 metres on Applicant's side only and cut back over extended limbs on Applicant's side only by 3 metres to improve light into Applicant's garden and new flowerbed. G2 - Group consisting of 4 Willows on river bank - repollard to previous growth points. G3 - Group consisting of 3 Sycamores - Crown lift by 5 metres. T4 - Conifer - remove small skinny conifer next to large conifer due to lack of space to grow for larger conifer. T5 - Ash - fell to ground level as half of the tree is dead. T6 - Maple - crown lift by 5 metres. T7 - Magnolia - fell to ground level due to close proximity to Applicant's new extension and patio.

Received: 9 February 2021
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Cambridge City Council
Ward: Shelford

ReceivedReceived9 Feb
ValidatedValidated10 Feb
Consult.Consultation2 Mar
TargetTarget Date24 Mar
DecidedDecided9 Aug

Decided in 180 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 13 Woodlands Road Great Shelford CB22 5LW. Cambridge has handled 1,228 applications of this type. The site is in the Great Shelford conservation area. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 1,982 applications in total for the CB22 postcode area.

94% of trees applications at Cambridge City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: CB22 5LW
Application type: Works to CA trees
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Great Shelford CP
District: South Cambridgeshire District Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 10 February 2021
Consultation expiry: 2 March 2021
Consultation start: 16 February 2021
Consultation end: 2 March 2021
Neighbour consultation end: 24 February 2021
Last date for comments: 2 March 2021
Target decision date: 24 March 2021
Permission expires: 9 August 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent: Hamish Dickson Tree Specialist
Agent address: 56 The Causeway Burwell Cambridge CB25 0DU

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Documents: 24
Constraints: 1

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: Great Shelford
Tree Preservation Order: TPO 0032 (2002)Part of the site

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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