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Drainage Ditch East Of Coe Fen The Fen Causeway Cambridge Cambridgeshire

23/0913/TTCAWorks to CA treesApproved

Approved on 28 November 2023

Council decision: Have No Objection ToDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1761 Sycamore No work T0086 Sycamore No work T1762 Ash Crown lift tertiary branches to lowest large branch G1764 A group of Elm1 number tree, which is tagged, requires minor pruning to cut back to west by approx. 1m to allow for works. Fell 1 no. dead Elm in group T1765 Holly Cut back to coppice stool to regenerate. T1766 Ash Minor crown lift to west to a height of 4m to allow for works. T1767 Yew Cut back lower limbs by approximately 2m-3m to a height of 5m to the west. T1768 Yew Crown lift over ditch by 1m T1770 Yew Crown lift over ditch by 1m. T1771 Elm Fell tree G1772 Group of Yew Crown lift over ditch by 1m T1773 Elm Fell tree T1774 Yew Crown lift over ditch by 1m G1775 A group of Box Trees Remove ivy and re-inspect G1776 Mixed group Partial removal. Remove 2 dead elm trees and fell 1no. Sycamore to north of group, tagged 1776. T1777 Yew Crown lift over ditch by 2m T1778 Holly Cut back to coppice stool to regenerate. T1779 Holly Cut back to coppice stool to regenerate. T1780 Ash Remove 2 number lower limbs on west side, back to main stem to a height of 4m. G1781 A group of Elm Partial removal. Remove 1 number dead Elm tree north of group. T1782 Laburnum Fell tree. T1784 Sycamore Fell tree T1786 Yew Crown lift on west side of crown to a height of 3m T1787 Yew Crown lift on west side of crown to a height of 3m G1788 A group of Caucasian Wingnut Fell group. T1789 Caucasian Wingnut Crown lift on west side of crown to a height of 5m T1790 Caucasian Wingnut Fell tree. G1792 A group of Caucasian Wingnut Fell Group

Received
18 August 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Market
Agent
Writtle Forest Consultancy Limited
  1. Received18 Aug
  2. Validated18 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target29 Sep
  5. Decided28 Nov

Decided in 102 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Drainage Ditch East Of Coe Fen The Fen Causeway Cambridge Cambridgeshire. Cambridge has handled 1,228 applications of this type. This one was decided in 102 days, 8 weeks longer than Cambridge's typical decision time. The site is in the Central conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 207 applications across Market.

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

Application type
Works to CA trees
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 August 2023
Target decision date
29 September 2023
Permission expires
28 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Writtle Forest Consultancy Limited
Agent address
Redindyke Farm Ivy Barn Lane Margaretting Ingatestone CM4 0PU

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
10
Constraints
20

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: Historic Core
  • Listed building: Grade II: Peterhouse, West Boundary Wall of the GroveOn this site · +2 more
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 03/1988Part of the site · +1 more
  • Green belt: CambridgePart of the site
  • Local nature reserve: Sheep'S Green and Coe Fen
Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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, 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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