Orchard House 179 High Street Bottisham Cambridge CB25 9BB
Approved on 22 August 2017
Council decision: Allow (TREE)Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
T1 SYCAMORE - Remove deadwood. Crown lift to clear roof by 2.5m and adjacent footpath by 4m. Trim to clear telephone line by 1m. Trim back ivy to allow light to plantings below.T2 ROBINIA - remove deadwood. Crown lift to clear roof by 2.5m.G1 Large group self set SYCAMORE saplings - Cut back parts of outer trees from the group which are impairing the development of maturing trees planted in 2012 and earlier.T3, T4, T5, T6 - Mature SYCAMORES - Crown lift to approx 3.5m for access and light beneath.T7, T8 Self-set ELDERS - Cut back or remove as required to avoid impairment to maturing trees planted in 2012.
- Received
- 18 July 2017
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Bottisham
- ReceivedReceived18 Jul
- ValidatedValidated18 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date29 Aug
- DecidedDecided22 Aug
Decided in 35 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a tree application at Orchard House 179 High Street Bottisham Cambridge CB25 9BB. East Cambridgeshire has handled 1,134 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 7 days quicker than East Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Bottisham conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across Bottisham. We hold 1,521 applications in total for the CB25 postcode area.
98% of trees applications at East Cambridgeshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- CB25 9BB
- Application type
- Work to tree within Conservation area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Bottisham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 July 2017
- Target decision date
- 29 August 2017
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Bottisham
- Green belt: East Cambridgeshire
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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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Planning history at this site
7 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20224 Jul
T1 Sycamore - Reduce height and crown spread by 2 - 2.5m, raise canopy to clear wall by 2.5m and car port by…
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area22/00579/TRE - 20214 Jun
T1 Mature Sycamore - Reduce spread of longest limbs on all sides by 3-4m and re-shape as required to reduce…
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area21/00756/TRE - 202015 Oct
T1 Horse Chestnut - Reduce to 8-10m in height as a wildlife habitat due to the trees decline due to Honey…
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area20/01284/TRE - 201511 Sep
T1 - Robina - Remove central leader in upper crown with extensive diebackG1 - Sycamores - self set trees…
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area15/01119/TRE - 201422 Jul
T1 Sycamore - Cut back overhang to house to give approx 2m clearanceT2 Walnut - Cut back crown over road to…
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area14/00865/TRE - 20131 Jul
T1 Prunus - Crown reduce back to previous re-growth points, T2 - T9 Elder - Fell.
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area13/00588/TRE - 20126 Aug
T1 Pink Horse Chestnut - Remove top and lateral branches to make safe (tree killed by honey fungus) to leave…
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area12/00706/TRE
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