50 Main Street Little Downham Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2ST
Approved on 22 April 2021
Council decision: Allow (TREE)Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
T1 - Ash - Reduce height by approximately 3 - 4 metres . Reduce lateral branches by a maximum of 2 metres.
- Received
- 18 March 2021
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Downham
- ReceivedReceived18 Mar
- ValidatedValidated18 Mar
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date29 Apr
- DecidedDecided22 Apr
Decided in 35 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a tree application at 50 Main Street Little Downham Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2ST. 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 Little Downham conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Downham. We hold 1,595 applications in total for the CB6 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
- CB6 2ST
- Application type
- Work to tree within Conservation area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Little Downham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 March 2021
- Consultation start
- 23 April 2021
- Target decision date
- 29 April 2021
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO Mr Paul Young 6A Sutton Road Mepal CB6 2AQ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Little DownhamPart of the site
- Listed building: Alpha CottageOn or next to this site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202524 Sep
T1 Fraxinus excelsior (Ash) - Tree has been in declining health for some time, the tree was reduced within…
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area25/01035/TRE - 201718 Oct
T1 Willow - Reduce by 30%T2 Sycamore - Pollard to previous pollard pontsOngoing consent for both trees to be…
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area17/01781/TRE - 201710 Jul
Infill area between the original house and the existing outbuilding.
ApprovedFull Application17/01224/FUL
Source: East Cambridgeshire
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