97 Main Street Little Downham Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2SX
Approved on 3 October 2025
Council decision: Allow (TREE)Delegated (officer decision)
Proposal
T1, T2 and T3 Leylandii trees on Southern Boundary with 7, Walnut tree Close, Little Downham. Trees to be reduced by up to 7 metres
- Received
- 26 August 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Ward
- Downham
- ReceivedReceived26 Aug
- ValidatedValidated2 Sep
- Consult.Consultation24 Sep
- TargetTarget Date14 Oct
- DecidedDecided3 Oct
Decided in 31 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a tree application at 97 Main Street Little Downham Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2SX. East Cambridgeshire has handled 1,134 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 4 days quicker than East Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Little Downham conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 17 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Downham. We hold 1,593 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
- 2 September 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 24 September 2025
- Consultation start
- 3 October 2025
- Consultation end
- 24 September 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 3 September 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 24 September 2025
- Target decision date
- 14 October 2025
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 3
- Constraints
- 10
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Little Downham
- 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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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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Planning history at this site
17 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20257 Nov
T1 Conifer - Prune overhanging branches to vertical boundary to reduce the fall of bird excrement and tree…
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area25/00315/TRE - 202523 Jul
T1 Leylandii - T1 and T2 Leylandii - Remove up to 10 branches. 50mm in diameter
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area25/00799/TRE - 202510 Mar
G1 Leyland Cypress group along boundary with 93 Main Street - Remove to ground level
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area25/00280/TRE - 20257 Mar
H1 Leyland Cypress - Remove to ground level T2 Poplar - Remove to ground level and treat the stump to prevent…
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area25/00272/TRE - 202314 Aug
T1 Magnolia - Prune to clear building by up to 1.5m and re-shape accordingly
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area23/00905/TRE - 202313 Jul
T2 Poplar - Reduce crown by up to 4m H1 Leyland Cypress hedge - Reduce height and spread by 2-3m
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area23/00802/TRE - 202214 Nov
G1 Leyland Cypress x2 - Prune back to the vertical boundary 2x lower branches
WithdrawnWork to tree within Conservation area22/01036/TRE - 20223 May
T1 Horse Chestnut - Crown reduce by 1m on client's side of the fence T2 Elder - Reduce back to fence line T3…
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area22/00548/TRE - 201910 Jun
T3 Horse Chestnut - Raise crown to 1.5m maximum above shed roof, pruning back to boundary or to suitable…
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area19/00820/TRE - 20185 Dec
T1 Lombardy poplar reduce height by 3 to 4m
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area18/00633/TRE - 201829 Jan
Group A (4 LEYLAND CYPRESS): Reduce height by minimum of 2m. Group B (10 LEYLAND CYPRESS): Reduce height by…
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area18/00045/TRE - 201611 Apr
T1, T2, T3 Leyland Cypress (x3) - FellT4 - T10 Leyland Cypress (x7) - Reduction of height and trimming…
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area16/00520/TRE - 201612 Feb
T1 Willow - Emergency 5 days notice given for work to rectify storm damage. Remove split/ torn branches and…
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area16/00182/TRE - 201512 Feb
T2 Eucalyptus - FellH1 Cypress - Fell 1 stem (in H1)
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area15/00175/TRE - 201326 Mar
T1 Willow - Reduce to previous pruning points, T2 Eucalyptus - Crown reduce by 40%, T3 Sycamore - Fell, G1…
ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area13/00260/TRE - 20127 Feb
Rear porch
ApprovedListed building consent12/00117/LBC - 200814 Mar
Re-ridge, repair and rewire thatch. APPLICATION RETURNED 9.4.08 NOT REQUIRED AS CONFIRMED BY REBECCA SAUNT
ApprovedListed building consent08/00285/LBC
Source: East Cambridgeshire
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