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Recreation Ground Fountain Lane Soham Cambridgeshire

22/00791/TREWork to tree within Conservation areaApproved

Approved on 1 August 2022

Council decision: Allow (TREE)Delegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

T17 3 x Leyland Cypress - Crown lift to leave 2 meter clearance from neighbouring property boundary shed & to reduce height to 8 meters

Received
1 July 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Soham South
  1. Received1 Jul
  2. Validated1 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target12 Aug
  5. Decided1 Aug

Decided in 31 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at Recreation Ground Fountain Lane Soham Cambridgeshire. East Cambridgeshire has handled 1,134 applications of this type. This one was decided in 31 days, 11 days quicker than East Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Soham conservation area. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Soham South.

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

Application type
Work to tree within Conservation area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Soham

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 July 2022
Consultation start
4 August 2022
Target decision date
12 August 2022

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11369598
Comments
0
Documents
5
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Soham
  • Listed building: Grade II: Steelyard at the Fountain InnOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: 22 - 28 Clay Street, SohamNext to the site · +2 more
  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO/E/02/02Protected tree on or next to this site · +1 more
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Soham
  • Brownfield land register: Walter Gidney Pavilion Fountain Lane Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5EDRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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 and heritage coasts.

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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    22 Jan

    T44 White Horse Chestnut - Reduce height by 10-12m

    ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area26/00071/TRE
  2. 2024
    2 Feb

    T35 Beech - Following tree survey recommendation, Rubbing branches at 10m, remove smaller stem to 30cm wound…

    ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area24/00121/TRE
  3. 2023
    3 Nov

    T14 - Oak - Remove smaller of two rubbing branches above driveway T44 - Horse Chestnut - Crown reduce by 6-8m…

    ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area23/01209/TRE
  4. 2023
    2 Mar

    T30 - Lime crown lift by 2m to max 4m from ground level

    ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area23/00269/TRE
  5. 2022
    30 Nov

    T41 Horse Chestnut - Following Picus Test - recommendation to fell tree but retain high stump (monolith) at…

    ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area22/01413/TRE

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