Willoughby House 102 Main Street Little Downham Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2SX
Approved on 24 February 2023
Council decision: Allow (TREE)Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
T1 Cherry Plum - Fell and re plant - The tree has substantial Cushion Bracket with numerous boughs snapped out in the past T2 Willow - Re pollard to previous pollard points @ 25ft to maintain size T3 Walnut - Fell - The tree is weak due to numerous cavities
- Received
- 18 January 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Ward
- Downham
- ReceivedReceived18 Jan
- ValidatedValidated18 Jan
- Consult.Consultation10 Feb
- TargetTarget Date1 Mar
- DecidedDecided24 Feb
Decided in 37 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a tree application at Willoughby House 102 Main Street Little Downham Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2SX. East Cambridgeshire has handled 1,134 applications of this type. This one was decided in 37 days, 5 days quicker than East Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Little Downham conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 2SX
- Application type
- Work to tree within Conservation area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Little Downham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 January 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 10 February 2023
- Consultation start
- 27 February 2023
- Consultation end
- 10 February 2023
- Neighbour consultation start
- 20 January 2023
- Neighbour consultation end
- 10 February 2023
- Target decision date
- 1 March 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO Mr Thomas Harper 48High Street Soham CB7 5HE
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-11856015
- Documents
- 4
- Constraints
- 8
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Little Downham
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, 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.
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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201920 Sep
T1 Compressa Macrocarpa (Monterey Cypress) - Fell because tree is showing signs of dying (probably due to…
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area19/01360/TRE - 201710 Apr
T1 Willow - Prune back overhang over garden of 2E Tower Road, back to boundary with 102 Main Street.
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area17/00608/TRE - 201610 Mar
Proposed new dropped kerb and front boundary wall and railings
ApprovedFull Application16/00366/FUL - 20153 Nov
T1 Eucalyptus - RemoveT2 Spruce - Prune back branches touching neighbours roof, to clear by up to 2 metres…
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area15/01413/TRE - 201431 Oct
T1 Willow - Re-pollard to previous reduction points.
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area14/01277/TRE - 201328 Nov
T1: Beech - Fell and T2: Silver Birch - Overall tree reduction to suitable pruning points to maintain tree in…
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area13/01058/TRE
Source: East Cambridgeshire
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