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Highfield House 15 Sutton Park Sutton Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2RP

25/01161/TREWork to tree within Conservation areaPermitted

Proposal

T1 Crab Apple - Remove as has a 8 degree lean towards house, shading from canopy, possible fire hazard, leaves block gutters, insurance costs T2 Maple - Remove as has a 22 degree lean towards house, shading from canopy, possible fire hazard, leaves block gutters, insurance costs T3 Maple - Remove as has a lean over garden with a 5m crown spread, surface root effecting lawn, unsuitable for small garden, shading and leaf litter T4 Sycamore - Remove due to height, leaf and seed drop, unsuitable for garden T7 Silver Birch (Himalayan Birch) - Remove as overhangs gutters, leaf drop, roots, possible fire hazard

Received
17 October 2025
Decided
27 November 2025 · Allow (TREE)
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Sutton
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received17 Oct
  2. Validated17 Oct
  3. Consult.13 Nov
  4. Target28 Nov
  5. Decided27 Nov

Decided in 41 days (council typically 42)

6 weeks typical decision time in East Cambridgeshire98% of trees applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a tree application at Highfield House 15 Sutton Park Sutton Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2RP. East Cambridgeshire has handled 1,133 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 33 days. This one was decided in 41 days, 8 days longer than East Cambridgeshire's median. The site is in the Sutton conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Sutton. We hold 1,563 applications in total for the CB6 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
25/01161/TRE
Address
Highfield House 15 Sutton Park Sutton Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2RP
Postcode
CB6 2RP
Local Authority
East Cambridgeshire
Application Type
Work to tree within Conservation area
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Sutton
Parish
Sutton

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
Highfield House 15 Sutton Park Sutton Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2RP

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
17 October 2025
Consultation Expiry
13 November 2025
Target Decision Date
28 November 2025
Date Decided
27 November 2025
Date Validated
17 October 2025
Date Submitted
17 October 2025
Consultation Start
27 November 2025
Consultation End
13 November 2025
Neighbour Consultation Start
23 October 2025
Neighbour Consultation End
13 November 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Allow (TREE)
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
42 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
2
Documents
4
Constraints
10
Coordinates
52.390614, 0.128644
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: East Cambridgeshire

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    17 Oct

    T1 Crab Apple - Remove as has a 8 degree lean towards house, shading from canopy, possible fire hazard…

    This applicationApprovedTrees25/01161/TRE
  2. 2025
    17 Oct

    T5 Spruce (Cedar) - Remove as unsuitable for small front lawn, surface root growing towards house, difficulty…

    ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation areaFiled alongside25/01291/TRE

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Sutton
  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO/E/01/61Covers the site · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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